Research and Pedagogical Staff in the Social Structure of the University and Society

Introduction. The transformation of Russian society and the increasing role of the factor of science and education in its development actualizes the study of research and pedagogical staff (RPS) of universities as an element of the social structure of society and higher education. Contradictions in the development of the national higher school have left their mark on the prestige, social functions and roles of the RPS. The causes and consequences of such a situation are the subject of sociological research.

The purpose is to consider the changing place and role ofRPS in the social structure of Russian universities and society. The characteristic of the interrelationships of the RPS with other social communities and groups within the framework of the reproduction system of intellectual labor specialists is presented. The assessment of changes in the functions of the RPS in the social structure of the university and society is given. The features of the modern social status of the RPS are revealed.

Resultsand academic novelty. It is shown that contradictions in the functioning and development of RPS are reflected in their positions and functional characteristics. First of all, such structural and functional changes are noticeable within the higher education system and within the university community. However, these changes naturally manifest themselves in the position of RPS in the social structure of society, affecting their role in the mechanism of reproduction of the intellectual class. The article summarizes the results of the author’s research on the problems of higher education and RPS, comparing them with the results of research by foreign and Russianscientists. 

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