Abstract
The aim of the article is to identify the conditions of the development of students' creativity in the process of studying in higher education institutions. The article draws on the results of authors' qualitative and quantitative studies. Qualitative research is represented by expert in-depth interviews with specialists in the field of higher education. Quantitative research consists of questionnaire of students of four Moscow higher education institutions. Analysis of recent studies conducted on the topics of youth employment, higher education, the problem of mismatch between the education system and labor market was used. The article shows that in the context of higher education, creativity is considered as an integrative property, the key characteristics of which are the ability to produce original ideas, result-orientation, solution of practical problems, originality and speed of thinking, openness to new experience, and tolerance for uncertainty. The authors have identified the factors, conditions and levels of the process of creativity development of students in higher education institutions and analyzed its content. According to the authors, the defining contribution to the development of students' creativity is the application of a comprehensive, systemic concept at a higher education institution in accordance with three distinguished levels: personal, procedural and environmental.
Highlights
The relevance of the research of development of creativity of modern Russian students is connected with the transformations taking place in the economic, political, social and cultural spheres of society, the tendency to transition to a "knowledge society", increasing value of education and science in the modern world, an increase in employers' requirements for the level and quality of training of employees[1]
Russian and international labor market research, the nature of the demand for professionals demonstrate the relevance of the skills and human qualities such as creativity, ability to work in a team and independently, solving problems, skills in searching for new ways of Universal Journal of Educational Research 8(1): 8-16, 2020 development, critical analysis of information, openness to new experience, responsibility for making decisions
The results showed the students acknowledge of great influence of tutors and socio-cultural systems both in promoting culture of creativity [33, 34]
Summary
The relevance of the research of development of creativity of modern Russian students is connected with the transformations taking place in the economic, political, social and cultural spheres of society, the tendency to transition to a "knowledge society", increasing value of education and science in the modern world, an increase in employers' requirements for the level and quality of training of employees[1]. Creativity is one of the most popular subjects of research of sociologists, specialists in psychology, management [2] The importance of such studies cannot be overestimated, since the formation and development of the post-industrial economy is based on the production of innovative products and new ideas. Russian and international labor market research, the nature of the demand for professionals demonstrate the relevance of the skills and human qualities such as creativity, ability to work in a team and independently, solving problems, skills in searching for new ways of Universal Journal of Educational Research 8(1): 8-16, 2020 development, critical analysis of information, openness to new experience, responsibility for making decisions. The frequency of using the term "creativity" increases in the development plans of the Chinese economy, the importance and necessity of changes in the national education system is emphasized to ensure the effective development of creativity among students in academic institutions [6]
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