Postgraduate A.O. Karpova¹
PhD, Associate Professor N.V. Peshkova^1
1Surgut State University, Surgut

 Keywords: modeling, sports-prioritizing student self-management model, progress of mass sports, physical education and sports.

Background. Lately the national universities have taken persistent efforts to reverse the health deterioration trend in the student communities by the initiatives to encourage healthy and sporting lifestyles. A special role in these initiatives has been given to the academic mass sports encouragement policies in the context of Federal Law No. 329-FL of 04.12.2007 "On Physical Education and Sports in the Russian Federation" that defines mass sports as the "sports domain which mission is to facilitate popular physical education and physical progress by a variety of methods including organized and/or self-reliant trainings, physical education services and mass sports events".

It is common understanding nowadays that the traditional and largely outdated youth physical education service models and approaches give little if any chance for progress. Modern physical education systems and mass sports models give a special priority to the student self-reliant training methods sensitive and customizable to the actual physical progress interests and needs of the student communities [5, 6]. A special contribution to such academic mass sports movements is expected from the student self-management bodies. It should be noted that the student self-management concept still needs being clearly defined, although mostly considered as a special form of independent social activity of students; personality formation and individual creative resource mobilizing tool; professional values and priorities formation basis; personality self-development and civic maturation facilitation service domain; students’ activity channeling format established by a student community on its own initiative; etc. [4].

National universities implement different student self-management models including headmen-leaded task forces, student councils, student governments and parliaments, student research communities, etc. The sports-prioritizing student self-management model received a new impetus in 2013 under auspices of the Russian Student Self-Management Committees Association (SSCA) and has been supported based on the new Russian Student Sports Development Concept for the period up to 2025 that spells out the key progress avenues for the sports. However, a special study found inconsistencies in understanding of the student self-management role, concept and functions by universities [6]. This is the reason why the sports-prioritizing student self-management forms need to be modeled and customized to the actual academic environments.

Objective of the study was to theoretically substantiate and offer for practical application a sports-prioritizing student self-management model customizable for academic environments.

Results and discussion. Modeling as a theoretical research method was analyzed by A.N. Averyanov, V.G. Afanasyev, B.A. Glinsky, B.S. Gryaznov, B.A. Pyatnitsyn, V.A. Sсhtoff, N.O. Yakovleva et al [1]. V.I. Zagvyazinsky interpreted a model as the simplified version of a subject process/ fact/ event convenient for theoretical customization [3]. A.M. Novikov, D.A. Novikov specified the following three main functions of modeling: (1) descriptive function that refers to the model being abstracted for simpler explanation of the subject phenomena/ processes; (2) forecast function i.e. the means to predict future properties and states of the modeled systems; and (3) normative function to not only to describe the existing system but also construct its normative image as required by the specific expectations, interests and preferences of the modeling subject [2].

Based on the above considerations, we designed our sports-prioritizing student self-management model customizable to university environment (see Table 1). It should be emphasized that this self-management form is governed by an student self-management committee acting in close cooperation with the PE department and academic sports clubs in the academic mass sports encouragement policies and practices.

Table 1. Sports-prioritizing student self-management model customizable for university environments

Conclusion. Presently the national government supports every constructive sports-prioritizing student self-management model, with the student communities actively involved in every management process to become responsible parties to the decision making on the key issues of university life and social activity. The sports-prioritizing student self-management activity shall be encouraged in productive cooperation with the academic physical education department and sport clubs to explore and mobilize every progress opportunity for mass sports at university.

References

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Corresponding author: peshkova_ffk@mail.ru

Abstract

Objective of the study was to theoretically substantiate and offer for practical application an sports-prioritizing student self-management model customizable for academic environments.

Results and discussion. Presently the national government supports every constructive sports-prioritizing student self-management model, with the student communities actively involved in every management process to become responsible parties to the decision making on the key issues of university life and social activity. The developed sports-prioritizing student self-management model discussed herein includes objectives, methodologies (with the key approaches and principles), contents (service areas), toolkit (instruments and service provisions); and deliverables (i.e. mass sports progress rated by quantitative and qualitative criteria). It is important that the sports-prioritizing student self-management activity, to be efficient, shall be encouraged by every contributor in productive cooperation with the academic physical education department and sport clubs to explore and mobilize every progress opportunity for mass sports at university.