ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL ADAPTATION, EDUCATION AND FORMATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN IN SCHOOL GENERAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA

Abstract

The Russian Federation has been and remains attractive to foreign citizens, especially for the CIS countries and the former republics of the Soviet Union. The main goals of voluntary migrants coming to Russia are primarily to improve their financial situation, as well as to provide material assistance to families and parents who have remained in their homeland. Recently, migrant parents who come to a foreign country bring their children with them. If for a young child it is easier to adapt to the language, culture and life of a foreign country, then school-age children from 7 to 18 years often have problems.
 
 In the article, the author considers the main activities of general education schools of the Republic of Mordovia in solving actual problems of social adaptation of a school-aged child from a migrant family in an educational institution in a socio-cultural space which is new for him.
 
 Migrant schoolchildren represent a special category of citizens who, due to their age, unformed psyche, and peculiarities of psychological perception of the educational and cultural environment, are subject to various stresses and involvement in complex conflict situations. Adaptation of migrant schoolchildren is a long time period, as it is a complex social process in which they face certain difficulties, including: a foreign language, a new school educational program, the socio-cultural environment, the peculiarity of climatic conditions, and much more.
 
 There is no doubt that migrant parents who come to Russia and bring their families and children with them want to stay here for a long time. As a rule, the head of the family is mainly employed, and the spouse does housework. Their children receive education, attend preschool institutions, schools, and sections. It is not uncommon for migrant families to receive Russian citizenship under the state program «Compatriots» and to stay in Russia forever.