Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Adaptation of Indigenous Youth from the Northern Territories to Studying at University: Establishment of the Higher Northern School in Siberian Federal University

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Adaptation of Indigenous Youth from the Northern Territories to Studying at University: Establishment of the Higher Northern School in Siberian Federal University

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Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2012 5 (2)
Authors: Nozdrenko, Elena A.; Koptseva, Natalya P.
Contact information: Nozdrenko, Elena A. : Siberian Federal University , 82 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia; Koptseva, Natalya P. : Siberian Federal University , 82 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia , e-mail:
Keywords: ethnos; social adaptation; multicultural education; ethnopedagogy; indigenous peoples of the North and Siberia; indigenous identity; ethnic and cultural authenticity; indigenous youth of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
Abstract: This article is devoted to one of the topical issues of adaptation of secondary education school graduates from the northern territories to studying in post-school educational institutions in the big city. This scientific issue is considered in the context of global transformations that are typical for indigenous peoples of the North and Siberia nowadays. The idea of establishment of the Northern School is one of the results of the two years of work in grant projects that deal with the integrated study of ethno-cultural, demographic, religious and migration processes and strategic forecasting of the future socio-cultural development of the indigenous peoples of the North and Siberia. Research path of the projects in the specified field has identified the main directions of the future research work. Among the priority areas of activity there is an implementation of the project to establish new university structure. This structure aims at an active adaptation (social adaptation) of young indigenous peoples of the North and Siberia to the megalopolis social environment in the form of intensive training for the enrollment in educational institutions. Higher Northern School in SibFU should be the platformbridge between the three realities: the reality of secondary education that is received by graduates from the northern territories, the real educational needs of these graduates and the real labor market needs of the northern territories that are places of compact residence of indigenous ethnic groups of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. We see implementation of this idea in the field of multicultural education, that on the one hand promotes ethnic identity and formation of the cultural awareness of students, on the other hand, it prevents their ethnic and cultural isolation from others.
Pages: 232-241
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/2707

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