STUDENTS’ SOCIAL ACTIVITY AS AN INDICATOR OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE REGION (USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE ZAPOROZHYE REGION)
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Author(s): | Fedorov N. P., Fedorova E. V., Priladysheva L. N., |
| Number of journal: | 1(74) | Date: | March 2026 |
| Annotation: | The article examines the social activity of students as an indicator of their involvement in the social life of the region. The relevance of the research is determined by the processes of integration of the educational and social space of the Zaporozhye region, within which the importance of youth as a resource of social integration and regional development is increasing. The purpose of the study is to analyze the social activity of students as an indicator of their involvement in the social life of the Zaporozhye region. The methodological basis of the study was the analysis of domestic scientific papers on the social activity of youth, regulatory documents in the field of youth policy, as well as the results of a sociological survey of students from one of the universities in the region. The empirical study was conducted using a questionnaire method; 50 undergraduate and graduate students participated in the survey. The results of the study showed that students’ social activity is characterized by a predominance of average levels of engagement and is implemented mainly in the forms of vo- lunteer and project activities, institutionally supported by the educational and youth environment. The factors limiting the transition from episodic forms of participation to sustainable models of social activity are identified. In addition, the data obtained indicate that there is a relationship between the level of social activity of students and indicators of their social integration. It is concluded that the social activity of the student youth of the Zaporozhye region is developing and reflects the positive dynamics of its involvement in the public life of the region. The results obtained can be used as an analytical basis for considering issues of improving regional youth policy programs and developing mechanisms to support students’ social activity. | ||
| Keywords: | social activity, student youth, social life, social inclusion, youth policy, regional development, Zaporozhye region, volunteerism, survey, integration |
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| For citation: | Fedorova E. V., Fedorov N. P., Priladysheva L. N. Students’ social activity as an indicator of their involvement in the social life of the region (using the example of the Zaporozhye region). Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;1(74):496—503. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.74.1544. |
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