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The practice of inclusive education gets increasingly obvious in gains more support and interest in education system in Russia as well as all the world over. There is a distinctly declared agreement in the world that all children have the right to education regardless of their race, gender, nationality, disability, etc. In this regard, the emergence of a system of inclusive education is, on the one hand, an important step towards the elimination of discrimination against healthy children and children with disabilities, and on the other hand, entails numerous issues for teachers, children and their parents. Meanwhile, inclusive education is recognized by the entire international community as the most humane and effective. The trend of developing inclusive education is also becoming one of the main directions in Russian educational policy. The major research objectives were to study the attitude of teachers towards inclusive education, to identify the advantages, disadvantages and issues of its realization. Methodology The research methodology combined both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The primary data was collected using questionnaires and focus-groups. 1800 teachers of schools in the Sverdlovsk region were questioned on the basis of quota sampling. Focus-groups (5) were organized for the teachers engaged in the system of inclusive education on a regular basis. The focus-groups were conducted in order to identify key issues of inclusive education. Findings and discussion The study has revealed that all the advantages of the inclusive education are mainly related to the education of children with disabilities. As for children without HIA (Health Impact Assessment), inclusive education is likely to have a negative impact on their education. Only 6.7% of teachers noted that it positively affects the education of children without abnormalities in health. The research has investigated that the realization of inclusive education in the majority of educational organizations of the region is rather difficult for the following reasons. Firstly, inadequate fulfilment of teachers' functions for its realization and development of children with HIA (Health Impact Assessment) and disabled children due to a lack of experience, knowledge, skills. Secondly, a lack of conditions for its realization in a number of schools in the region. Thirdly, a lack of proper interaction between teachers and parents. Fourthly, a lack of teachers and narrow-profile specialists. The study has elucidated that the majority of teachers are in need of further training in inclusive education. This is one of the issues of its successful realization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we extend an existing approach developed by M. Abrams to the analysis of Russian youth's consumer behavior in the field of fashion. The major research objective was to clarify whether the choice of fashion clothes constitutes a certain form of consumer behavior and, if so, which factors affect this social activity. Methodology. Fashion as a phenomenon has been considered from the standpoint of the concept of imitation, the theory of demonstrative consumption, theories of postmodernism, theory of symbolic interactionism. The research methodology combines qualitative and quantitative methods. The data was obtained using the methods of factor and structural-functional analyses. Methods of collecting primary data were the questionnaire and the interview. 900 respondents were questioned at the age of 18 years and older engaged in the field of fashion. Interviews with experts (20 experts) are applied on the purpose to identify main problems and the causes of choosing fashion clothes by Russian youth. Findings and discussion. Fashion is not only a form of consumer behaviour of the youth, but it is also a leisure activity, and a kind of their lifestyle. This investigation has revealed a new trend in consumer behavior of young people, i.e. the purchase of fashionable clothes on the Internet market. We have found that both objective (such as gender, income levels, prices, brands, advertisement, the reference group, the Internet, icon style etc.) and subjective factors (such as respondents' interest in the field of fashion, personal experience of choosing fashionable clothes, envy / competition) affect the fashionable behavior demonstrated by the Russian youth. Among the stores segment, in which young people often buy clothes, mass brands, outlet and market complexes play an important role. The study has elucidated that young people actively use brands as a visual indicator of their status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we extend an existing approach developed by R. Cohen to the analysis of Russian-speaking Diaspora in contemporary France. The major research objectives were to clarify the criteria of Russian immigrants integration to a particular Diaspora or host culture and to identify an activity of the Russian-speaking Diaspora in contemporary France. Methodology. The research methodology combined both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The primary data was collected using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Five hundred respondents - Russian immigrants, all of whom lived in France, were questioned on the basis of accidental sampling. Depths interviews with 10 experts were conducted in order to identify key issues of immigrants and reasons for immigrants' integration to the Diaspora or the host culture. Findings and discussion. It should be noted that a part of Russian-speaking immigrants (30.0%) is actively becoming a part of the French community. At present they are not only integrated into the French culture, but also maintain ties with their Diaspora and try to preserve Russian culture. Our investigation has revealed that in a globalized world there are little reasons to preserve the cultural identity of immigrants, while some of them have the need for its preservation. We have found that the representatives of the latest wave of Russian-speaking immigrants were highly motivated to relocate to France. The main reasons for migration are called: marriage / marriage and the search for better living conditions. 25.0% of them are refugees. Most of the refugees left their country because of the war (in Chechnya and in the Ukraine). It has been shown that in contemporary France there are two Russian regional Diaspora: "North" located in Paris and "South" located in Nice, which have different effects on Russian-speaking immigrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we extend an existing approach developed by R. Bowlby to the analysis of the shopping behaviour currently demonstrated by the population of Russian megalopolises. The major research objective was to clarify whether shopping constitutes a certain form of consumer behaviour and, if so, which factors affect this social activity. Methodology. The data was obtained using the methods of factor and structural-functional analyses. The research methodology combined both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The primary data was collected using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. One thousand and five hundred respondents at the age of and above 18, all of whom were engaged in shopping, were questioned on the basis of accidental sampling. Depths interviews with 15 experts were conducted in order to identify key problems involved and reasons for the shopping activity typical for the population of Russian megalopolises. Findings and discussion. It should be noted that shopping is actively becoming a part of the Russian reality. Currently, it is not only a form of consumer behaviour, but also a leisure activity and a kind of the population's lifestyle. Our investigation has revealed that shopping in Russian megalopolises has a distinct gender-specific nature. Among all the respondents, 80 % of shoppers were women, and 20% were men. We have found that both objective (such as gender, income levels, prices, quality goods, brands, a wide selection of goods, quality of service, advertisement, the reference group, music etc.) and subjective factors (such as respondents' interest in shopping, personal experience of shopping) affect the shopping behaviour demonstrated by the population of Russian megalopolises. It was shown that shopping compensates for inequality among respondents belonging to different social groups, eliminates professional, status, age and ethnic differences between people, as well as reduces the social tension present in modern Russian megalopolises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]