Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Forthcoming Plans for Institutional Transformation of Russian Higher Education

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (3)
Authors
Kislov, Alexandr G.; Shmurygina, Ol’ga V.
Contact information
Kislov, Alexandr G.: Institute of Sociology and Law, Russian State Professional Pedagogical University, 11 Mashinostroiteley Str., Ekaterinburg, 620012 Russia; e-mail: ; Shmurygina, Ol’ga V.: Institute of Sociology and Law, Russian State Professional Pedagogical University, 11 Mashinostroiteley Str., Ekaterinburg, 620012 Russia;
Keywords
high school; university; social institution; social networks
Abstract

The article is devoted to the identification (and self-identification) crisis that has been suffered lately in the sphere of higher education, and the prospects for overcoming it. In comparison with some developed countries, in Russia the crisis is more distinctive due to the traditional administrative limitation of higher education system autonomy, and of academic freedom of its employees and students. Firstly, understanding the crisis lead to the necessity to get back to the basics, which is, the history of university education. Secondly, it required to carry out comparative analysis of the philosophical reflection of this situation. Thirdly, a compilation of the research of current state of higher education in various countries and Russia in particular was necessary. As a result, the article demonstrates the exhaustion of higher education institutional capacity, and its increasing non-conformance to the needs and trends of modern society. The obtained results can be applied in the research works dealing with the evolution and development forecasts for higher education, its institutional perspectives, and in the practice of developing education policies at various levels. They can be useful to those who are trying to find their own path in the world of education . Consequently, we may conclude that currently in the world and in Russia in particular, processes o f de-institutionalization of higher education are being launched; it is accompanied by the replacement of existing organization forms by the network, interpersonal, mobile and flexible ones. The network organisation of higher education is the power, which can lead it out of the crisis it has been facing.

Pages
438-454
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/9633

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