Representation of the university environment comfort in the content of students’ semantic universals

The article compares the content of representations of the educational environment comfort in the university. The educational environment is considered as a psychological space with a three-component structure. A thesis is introduced about the dependence of the structure and content of the psychological space on the subject. The educational environment is understood as a tool for the development of the student and its cause. One of the essential parameters of the educational space is comfort. Psychological comfort of the educational space means that all participants in the educational process have the opportunity to live in the most favorable rhythm for them, corresponding to individual characteristics and needs. The comparison is carried out in groups of students: first-year students starting their studies, and final-year students (4th or 5th, depending on the educational program and terms of its mastering). The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted to compare the representations of psychological comfort in the university space by students of the North-Eastern State University studying in different years. It is assumed that differences in the content of representations reflecting the structuring of psychological space are due to different significance of environmental elements for different groups of students, the specifics of their activities and subjective experience. The study is conducted using a private semantic differential. The content of the obtained universals is compared. Similarities in the assessment of the educational space are revealed, showing a general positive assessment of the university by students as a comfortable space. Characteristics of space common to group subjects associated with the implementation of the main educational function of the university are recorded. Differences in the content of representations of students of different courses are also established, recording a different meaning of educational activities for these groups of subjects. The prospects of the study are outlined.

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