DOI: 10.25136/1339-3057.2021.1.31300

Abstract: The article describes a new kind of educational and extreme tourism – speleotourism. The author examines the question of organization and development of speleological tourism in Yakutia from scientific-educational perspective of studying the geographical peculiarities of the region – rupestral and runic-like inscriptions, as well as offers the methods and mechanisms for the development of this type of tourism, which is a promising direction of inbound and outbound tourism in Yakutia and attracts a large number of tourists-researchers. The article employs the methods of recreational zoning, SWOT-analysis, field observations, comparative-geographical method, analysis of the documents and fund materials of the institutions and organizations, as well as literary sources. The scientific novelty of this work lies in providing the analysis of development of speleological tourism in the Sakha Republic, determination of geographical peculiarities of its development, and formulation of recommendations for the advancement of this type of tourism in the region. Tourist routs, composed with consideration of geographical objects, contribute to protection of the environment, cultivate the sense of harmony with nature in a person, awareness of its fragility and vulnerability, forms environmental responsibility and culture.    

DOI: 10.25136/2409-7144.2019.12.31267

Abstract: The subject of this research is the river tourism as one of the promising directions in development of tourism potential in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). River cruises is a highly profitable sphere of activity of the river transport. Russian Federation is uniquely placed for organization of river travels. However, in recent years, the development of river tourism along with tourism in the country overall is constrained by difficulties of objective and subjective character. The distinctness of water resources of Yakutia along with natural and cultural resources of coastal zones of its navigable rivers form high tourism potential of the development of cruise travel. The relevance of this topic is substantiated by the increased interests to the region and associated with it dynamics in the industry. Methodological framework contains the scientific works of N. D. Alekseeva, N. L. Bezrukova, M. N. Voyt, D. Hader dedicated to river tourism in Europe and Russia, and normative legal documents on tourism development in the Russian Federation and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The scientific novelty consists in analysis of the current state of the global cruise tourism market, as well as river cruise tourism market of Europe and Russia. The authors analyze the cruise tourism potential on the Lena River in Yakutia; determine the problem and make recommendations on the improvement of river cruise tourism in the Sakha Republic.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0676.2019.4.31466

Abstract: The subject of this research is the socio-pedagogical technologies in professional self-determination of high school students in rural environment using the means of a school museum. The authors explore the formation of professional self-determination of high school students in the course of cognizing self-identification and ethical experience, as well as in interaction with surrounding people and social institutions. The work of school museums allows the students to try themselves in research activity and tour guidance, which are the platform for acquiring communication and verbal skills, creative thinking, and ability to independently search for scientific information. The scientific novelty consists in substantiation of conclusions that the question of professional self-determination of high school students comes to the forefront in the conditions of modernization of education, on the background on escalation of social problems. The author determines the prospects of future examination of the problem of professional self-determination of high school students using the means of school museums. The main conclusion lies in the statement that the implementation of socio-pedagogical technologies of using the means of school museums contributes to improvement of the level of formation of professional self-determination among high school students in rural environment.