Showing papers in "Russian Education and Society in 2011"
TL;DR: A broad range of policies are needed to stem this decline, including greater material resources and rewards for teachers and more support for their work on upbringing activities with students as discussed by the authors. But these policies are difficult to implement in practice.
Abstract: Research on the teaching profession in Russia shows that its prestige and effectiveness are becoming weaker. A broad range of policies is needed to stem this decline, including greater material resources and rewards for teachers and more support for their work on upbringing activities with students.
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TL;DR: An alternative approach to shaping the ideology of today's Russia could be to create an ideology of "neo-enlightenment" based on the values of the educational culture in Russian society as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: An alternative approach to shaping the ideology of today's Russia could be to create an ideology of "neo-enlightenment" based on the values of the educational culture in Russian society.
14 citations
TL;DR: For example, this article showed that the public's attitudes toward various aspects of the reform of education and science is a deficiency of social support, and that the reforms need to be adjusted.
Abstract: Data from sociological surveys in the past three years show that in Kazakhstan the public's attitudes toward various aspects of the reform of education and science is a deficiency of social support, and that the reforms need to be adjusted.
13 citations
TL;DR: In this article, new approaches will be needed to prepare young people to enter the labor force in an economy that will experience continual technological change, in order to increase its competitiveness and improve the life of its people.
Abstract: If Russia is to increase its competitiveness and improve the life of its people, new approaches will be needed to prepare young people to enter the labor force in an economy that will experience continual technological change.
9 citations
TL;DR: Gopniki as discussed by the authors is a gang of Russian youths who use threats and violence to rob and intimidate people in Russian towns and cities, and as they enter adulthood there is a danger that this culture and set of values will spread to other areas of Russian life.
Abstract: Gopniki—gangs of Russian youths who use threats and violence to rob and intimidate people—are becoming a more evident phenomenon in the streets of Russian towns and cities. As they enter adulthood there is a danger that this culture and set of values will spread to other areas of Russian life.
6 citations
TL;DR: This article found that Russians relegate free time and leisure activity to secondary status compared to work, and free time faces the threat of becoming devalued and losing its importance as a life value.
Abstract: Survey data show that Russians relegate free time and leisure activity to secondary status compared to work, and free time faces the threat of becoming devalued and losing its importance as a life value. At the same time, in the structure of Russians' leisure activities there is an ongoing tendency for leisure to become simpler, for active types of leisure to be reduced. This tendency is strengthened by the economic crisis, when spending on leisure activity is the first to be cut back in family budgets.
6 citations
TL;DR: Youth subcultures in Russia have become more like those found in other societies as mentioned in this paper, and attitudes toward them vary by urban/rural, economic, educational, and geographic characteristics.
Abstract: Youth subcultures in Russia have become more like those found in other societies. The article presents typologies of youth subculture types and trends. Attitudes toward them vary by urban/rural, economic, educational, and geographic characteristics.
6 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that recent reforms have increased the level of administrative oversight, and also of interference of the structure and content of university education in Russia, leading to a weakening of Russian higher education.
Abstract: Recent reforms have increased the level of administrative oversight, and also of interference of the structure and content of university education in Russia. This is leading to a weakening of Russian higher education.
6 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, Russian survey data show that young males in Russia develop their sense of maleness from the set of social relationships and group experiences to which they are exposed, in addition to their personal life aspirations.
Abstract: Russian survey data show that young males in Russia develop their sense of maleness from the set of social relationships and group experiences to which they are exposed, in addition to their personal life aspirations.
5 citations
TL;DR: The system of higher education in Russia is incapable of providing the kind of skilled labor force that the economy needs in order to move beyond its current, inadequate level of development.
Abstract: The system of higher education in Russia is incapable of providing the kind of skilled labor force that the economy needs in order to move beyond its current, inadequate level of development. Unless the universities educate people that employers need, Russia will lose even more skilled people through emigration.
5 citations
TL;DR: From the eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries, home education (home schooling) by tutors and governesses in Russia was a customary form of schooling for an overwhelming majority of the population.
Abstract: From the eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries, home education (home schooling) by tutors and governesses in Russia was a customary form of schooling for an overwhelming majority of memb...
TL;DR: In this article, survey data on students in Russia show that they have widely differing views of how Russian social problems should be dealt with, and they have a wide range of opinions about social problems.
Abstract: Survey data on students in Russia show that they have widely differing views of how Russian social problems should be dealt with.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose to reform Russian education to make it compatible with a new and changing social and economic situation is crucial for Russia's future, but to date the reforms are inadequate to the task and are plagued by failures to balance narrow interests with national needs.
Abstract: Reforming Russian education to make it compatible with a new and changing social and economic situation is crucial for Russia's future, but to date the reforms are inadequate to the task and are plagued by failures to balance narrow interests with national needs.
TL;DR: Research on youth groups in Russia shows that their involvement in extreme actions of various kinds depends on the groups' goals, their size, and the situation in the local community within which they operate.
Abstract: Research on youth groups in Russia shows that their involvement in extreme actions of various kinds depends on the groups' goals, their size, and the situation in the local community within which they operate.
TL;DR: The formulation of a national educational policy in Russia has to be conducted taking account of the characteristics of its sociocultural and spiritual components and go hand in hand with the problem of Russia's acquisition of a sense of its identity as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The formulation of a national educational policy in Russia has to be conducted taking account of the characteristics of its sociocultural and spiritual components and go hand in hand with the problem of Russia's acquisition of a sense of its identity. Russian education must also take account of world tendencies in the development of civilization, and should link the humanization of society, the state, and the individual.
TL;DR: In the post-Soviet Russia, higher education was focused on the training of narrow specialists who had mastered a particular set of professional knowledge in one field as discussed by the authors, however, universities are not able to train people with the qualification demanded by the labor market.
Abstract: In the USSR, higher education was focused on the training of narrow specialists who had mastered a particular set of professional knowledge in one field. In post-Soviet Russia, however, universities are not able to train people with the qualification demanded by the labor market. To overcome this problem, a closer connection between businesses and universities is needed, but data from research on the Irkutsk region show that the percentage of employers engaged in active cooperation with institutions of higher learning is low. Since Russian universities are interested in cooperating with employers, they will have to take the initiative in the development of existing forms of interaction and the search for new ones.
TL;DR: Lower socioeconomic strata in Russia have their origins in both the former Soviet lower strata and economic decline of the 1990s and part of the reason for their persistence is the geographic mismatch between jobs and the labor supply, in addition to lack of education, skills and social support as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Lower socioeconomic strata in Russia have their origins in both the former Soviet lower strata and economic decline of the 1990s. Part of the reason for their persistence is the geographic mismatch between jobs and the labor supply, in addition to lack of education, skills, and social support. The situation cannot be solved by just providing transfer payments.
TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of the relations between levels of political participation and levels of an individual's tolerance is presented, showing that social and political activities do not in any way foster the formation of individual tolerance.
Abstract: Research shows that even though Russian college students are not very involved in political processes, an analysis of the relations between levels of political participation and levels of an individual's tolerance shows that social and political activities do not in any way foster the formation of an individual's tolerance.
TL;DR: This article found that there are contradictions in the moral values they profess, and that they may be becoming more instrumental in the values they support, which is evidence of a moral decline in Russian society.
Abstract: Research on Russian students shows that there are contradictions in the moral values they profess, and that they may be becoming more instrumental in the values they support. The researchers claim that this is evidence of a moral decline in Russian society.
TL;DR: Many young people in Russia find it difficult to move into employment, and given the importance of a more efficient labor force for Russia's economic future, more needs to be done by the Russian government to improve the situation.
Abstract: Many young people in Russia find it difficult to move into employment, and given the importance of a more efficient labor force for Russia's economic future, more needs to be done by the Russian government to improve the situation.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that Russian's declining birth rate is linked to a delay in a family's decision to have children and to uncertainty about the place of children in a couple's relationship and that despite the rise of individualism and the importance of career and self-realization, the family retains a very important place in Russian society.
Abstract: Russia's declining birth rate is linked to a delay in a family's decision to have children and to uncertainty about the place of children in a couple's relationship. Despite the rise of individualism and the importance of career and self-realization, however, the family retains a very important place in Russian society.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that economic and social policy changes in Russia during recent years have brought about unwelcome gender asymmetries that can be reduced only through policies introduced at the national level.
Abstract: Economic and social policy changes in Russia during recent years have brought about unwelcome gender asymmetries that can be reduced only through policies introduced at the national level.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that there are benefits of retraining Russian workers and professionals for individuals and for the society in the new economy and changes in the technological and employment spheres.
Abstract: Russia's new economy and changes in the technological and employment spheres require the continual retraining of Russian workers and professionals. Research shows that there are benefits of this for individuals and for the society.
TL;DR: A survey of data on the incomes, qualifications, and conditions of work of teachers in Russia showed that there is a need for significant improvement as discussed by the authors, and that the quality of teacher education needs to be improved.
Abstract: A survey of data on the incomes, qualifications, and conditions of work of teachers in Russia shows that there is a need for significant improvement.
TL;DR: A workable balance between autonomy of universities and state control of Russian higher education has not yet been achieved, even though Russia is subject to the requirements of the Bologna Process and must bring its universities into conformity with those in Europe as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A workable balance between autonomy of universities and state control of Russian higher education has not yet been achieved, even though Russia is subject to the requirements of the Bologna Process and must bring its universities into conformity with those in Europe.
TL;DR: The last two decades have seen a significant increase in university students in Russia, the growth of private and state-financed higher education, and the beginnings of a move to a national network of research institutions.
Abstract: The last two decades have seen a significant increase in university students in Russia, the growth of private and state-financed higher education, and the beginnings of a move to a national network of research institutions. The recent economic recession, however, poses a challenge to the continuance of current fee-based higher education in Russia.
TL;DR: This article showed that there may not be a finite list of values that are held and that can be easily measured, and more careful approaches show that there might not even be a fixed list.
Abstract: Research on the values of youth in Russia is marred by methodological problems that have not been adequately addressed, and more careful approaches show that there may not be a finite list of values that are held and that can be easily measured.
TL;DR: Research in the Komi region of Russia shows that families are experiencing financial problems, but that the desire to have children is strong as discussed by the authors, and fathers are more willing to share in family tasks.
Abstract: Research in the Komi region of Russia shows that families are experiencing financial problems, but that the desire to have children is strong. The data also show that fathers are more willing to share in family tasks.
TL;DR: In this paper, a new public policy may be necessary to deal with the consequences of changing marriage patterns and reproductive behavior in Russia, with profound implications for the nation as a whole.
Abstract: Marriage patterns and reproductive behavior in Russia have undergone important changes in recent years, with profound implications for the nation as a whole. New public policies may be necessary to deal with the consequences.
TL;DR: Our New School as discussed by the authors will have a direct influence on the content and technologies of pedagogical education in Russia, and is aimed at providing the system of general education with the qualified teachers who are currently needed.
Abstract: The national educational initiative "Our New School" will have a direct influence on the content and technologies of pedagogical education in Russia, and is aimed at providing the system of general education with the qualified teachers who are currently needed.