In the article we identify the conditions and opportunities for the development of research, innovation and business activity in educational institutions of higher education of Novosibirsk region, and show integrative inter-institutional communication. Some management processes of implementing government programs in terms of promoting innovation are analyzed.

Keywords: science, innovation, higher education, integrative inter-institutional communication, government programs.

We consider some approaches to the effectiveness of modern school courses of history and social studies. The attention is paid to the recent developments in teaching social sciences according to the government requirements and public inquiries. We show a block-based approach to developing lessons with regard to the internal relationships and productivity of teaching activity.

Keywords: effective lesson, block-based approach, motivation, reflection, evaluation criteria, effectiveness.

In the article we analyze the Concept of a new educational and methodical complex on Russian history and the Historical and Cultural Standard as its component. The importance of historiographical knowledge in the formation of a unified national historical space of the Russian Federation is shown on the example of one of the difficult questions of Russian history in accordance with the Concept, that are the formation of Old Russian state and the role of the Vikings in this process.

In the article we analyze the concept of a new educational and methodological complex on the universal history.

Keywords: concept, universal history, Eurocentrism, teaching, discussion, ancient history, the history of the Middle Ages.

In the article we deal with objective and subjective reasons that prevent work-based teaching and learning of social studies, and the implementing of the Federal State Educational Standards. Some meaningful characteristics of partnerships between student and teacher of social studies are given.

Keywords: methodology of teaching social studies, subject-subject relations, personal supervision, partnerships, pedagogical position.

In the article we attempt to search the existing problem of education in the environment of modern higher education.

Keywords: University education, education, learning, the problem of education, conflict, immaturity, the problem of learning, crisis, abstract understanding, philosophical reflection.

In the article we discuss the concept of the activity-based approach and search the issue of its practical implementation in teaching history in school.

Keywords: educational standard, activity-based approach, history teaching, problem-based learning, learning activities.

In article we present our experience of holding patriotic public actions for young people of Novosibirsk. Various forms of work are presented, their positive sides and shortcomings are revealed, some prospects of further activity are planned.

Keywords: patriotic education, public statement, memorials, exhibitions, exposition, lecture.

The article presents the analysis of the structure and content of the training session in the aspect of modern didactics. We outline the main principles and systematize the key requirements for educational process planning. Moreover we introduce a designer that will help to practicing teacher to optimize the preparation for the training sessions.

Keywords: training session, system-activity approach, expected outcomes, goal-setting, educational technologies, reflection, training sessions typology.

In the last decade in the Russian historical science has increased the interest in the events of the period of the Napoleonic wars. In the attention of historians are different aspects of the given issue: the characterization of the individual stages of the campaign, the degree of participation in the campaigns of different types of troops, military strategy and Russian foreign policy in the early nineteenth century.