Institute of Education

Publications

• Book

  Abashkin V., Abdrakhmanova G., Demidkina O. V. et al.

  Digital Economy: 2026 : Pocket Data Book

  This pocket data book contains the main indicators reflecting the relevance of digital technologies for enterprises and individuals, the activity of ICT sector enterprises, the infrastructure and personnel of the digital economy.

  The data book includes information of the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, European Statistical Office (Eurostat), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UNESCO, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and results of methodological and analytical studies of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.

  In some cases, the presented data specify those published earlier.

  M.: HSE ISSEK, 2026.

• Article

  Мамонова Н., Mikhaylova O.

  Public discourse on doping scandals in sport: A multi method analysis of YouTube comments in the digital public sphere

  This article examines how publics interpret and debate doping scandals in sport within YouTube’s communicative environment. Drawing on theories of deviant behavior, labeling, moral panic, and the digital public sphere, the study conceptualizes YouTube comments as a site where alternative narratives of fairness, responsibility, and institutional trust are constructed. The empirical material comprises 1,304 comments posted under three types of sport‑related videos: a news report, a documentary, and an athlete interview. A multi‑method design integrates automated text analysis, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and network analysis to capture both semantic patterns and interaction structures. The findings reveal a predominantly neutral and analytical tone, accompanied by low levels of meaningful interaction despite high formal connectivity within the commenting network. Thematic and semantic analyses indicate a fragmented discourse in which politicized and scandal‑oriented narratives overshadow medical and technical interpretations of doping. The article’s primary contribution is theoretical: it introduces the concepts of fragmented rationality (refining public sphere theory for digital environments) and routinized deviance (extending moral panic theory to explain discursive fatigue in response to continuous scandals). These concepts provide a new framework for understanding how digital platforms reshape public engagement with recurrent controversies in sport and beyond. By showing how distinct content formats systematically influence these negotiations, the research offers empirical support for McLuhan’s idea of medium‑driven message formation and contributes to a broader understanding of audience fragmentation in digital media.

  Communication and Sport. 2026.

• Book chapter

  Minaeva E., Zakharova U., Zhuchkova S.

  MOOCS as a Tool for International Student Recruitment: A Cross-Country Analysis

  One of the promises of MOOC platforms that were widely discussed during the first two waves of MOOC popularity in 2010–2016 was its marketing potential for international student recruitment. However, the research on the effects of MOOC on international enrolment is currently scarce. Based on the data from Coursera and edX platforms for MOOC supply information, and Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE Ranking) for national and international students’ statistics, this research aims to explore whether the MOOC supply is positively associated with international students enrolment. Results of regression modelling reveal that, considering the whole sample and all other factors being equal, there is no significant association between the number of MOOCs university supplies and the percentage of international students at this university. However, the second model, which includes interaction term, and thus divides the overall effect of MOOCs by different countries, demonstrates that for some countries such an association does appear. These countries are the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and Russia. For all four countries the detected effect is positive. Finally, the study presents MOOC description page content analysis to define the elements that might promote the university enrolment and push the MOOC learners through the Marketing Funnel from Awareness and Interest to Desire and Action. This paper might be of interest for the university international affairs and student recruitment deputies, to benefit from MOOC supply the university has, or vice versa for the online learning department managers to contribute to the university key performance indicators improvement designing and redesigning online courses for the international audience.

  In bk.: Digital Education: Shaping Sustainable Lifelong Learning for All in the Era of AI. 9th European MOOCs Stakeholders Summit, EMOOCs 2025, Paris, France, June 30 – July 2, 2025, Proceedings. Springer, 2026. P. 130-143.

• Working paper

  Antipkina I., Ivanov A., Guzhelya D.

  Explicit continuum scale format reduces the ceiling effect in self-report questionnaires comparing to Likert response format

  This study presents a methodology for developing a new questionnaire format called explicit continuum scenario scales, in the example of a client focus questionnaire. Elements of the Rasch Guttman scenario scale methodology were used in its development. In three consequent studies, different aspects of the scale functioning were investigated. In Study 1, on the sample of 100 respondents, it was shown that the explicit continuum scale produces reliable results and helps avoid the ceiling effect shown in the Likert response format version of the client focus questionnaire. In Study 2, the scale was administered in a competition environment, in a sample of 735 people. Despite the positive shift of scores, the instrument shows excellent psychometric characteristics and still resists the ceiling effect. In Study 3, new items were included, and the scale was presented in an interactive format. In the sample of 65,000 university students, it demonstrated the robustness of its psychometrics characteristics including dimensionality. The results of the three studies show that the explicit continuum format has the advantage of the stable dimensionality similar to the expanded format and is promising for measurement in social sciences.

  Basic research program. WP BRP. National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2024