The Problem of the Value of Higher Education: Modern Russian Realities.

Abstract

At present Russia’s economy is currently undergoing a transformation period associated with a number of external and internal trends. External issues include increasing the competitiveness of enterprises in the domestic and global arenas, and internal issues include innovative activities of all economic entities. The sphere of higher education has not remained on the sidelines either. Today, it is in search of an optimal model, having survived the rejection of Soviet education, joining and leaving the Bologna system, as well as the transition to a new system. Despite the state’s attempts to modernize this sphere, domestic researchers have found that the demand for higher education has been falling over the past 15 years.

The aim of the study: identifying the reasons for the decline in the value of higher education in modern society is due to the relevance of the study. The authors conducted a comparative analysis based on statistical data.

The methodological basis of the study was the approach of modern sociologists Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel, who adhere to the theory of value shift. The practical significance of the work lies in the comprehension of the problem of declining value of higher education, which has not only theoretical but also practical significance for the formation of correct policy of Russian universities, as well as for the formation of complexes of measures to attract students and promote higher education in society for the correct perception of Russian society of the value of higher education, its actual and professional preferences, the adaptation of citizens to society, as well as the readiness to work and competitiveness of the society.