Regional Education Systems Research Articles

МНОГОРЕГИОНАЛЬНЫЙ ДЕМОГРАФИЧЕСКОЙ ПРОГНОЗ ДЛЯ РОССИИ: ПОСЛЕДСТВИЯ ПАНДЕМИИ COVID-19. (Multi-Regional Demographic Forecast for Russia: Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic)

Russian Abstract: Уровень ориентации региональных систем СПО на потребности территорий, в которых они расположены, существенно влияет на экономические параметры развития субъектов РФ, динамические характеристики кадрового спроса и предложения на региональном рынке труда. English Abstract: The level of orientation of regional secondary vocational education systems to the needs of the territories in which they are located significantly affects the economic parameters of the development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the dynamic characteristics of personnel demand and supply in the regional labor market.

Анализ состояния региональных систем высшего образования

Introduction. Higher education systems at the present stage of development are facing new serious challenges. On the one hand, universities function as independent units, on the other, they are part of the regional system, they attract and share the attention of the stakeholders interested in the system (applicants, students, research and teaching staff, business structures, etc.). The purpose of the study is to assess the competitiveness of regional higher education systems through the formed system of indicators, as well as to draw conclusions about the degree of uniformity in the development of these networks. Methods. To assess the state of the higher education system in Russia, the author uses an indicative method of analysis, which makes it possible to determine the degree of compliance of the indicator values achieved by now with the criteria that meet the set requirements for the development of society. Scientific novelty of the research. The novelty of the research consists in forming a set of indicators, which makes it possible to draw conclusions about the competitiveness of regional systems and the degree of their development uniformity, as well as the number of universities in the regional system and their influence on the entire system, according to their uniform development relative to each other. Results. Following the results of diagnosing the regional higher education systems, the author identifies the regions-leaders and the regions-outsiders. The diagnostic results are compared with the data of international rankings. Conclusions. The conclusion states that the region with fewer but equally developing universities (for example, the Belgorod region or the Republic of Tatarstan) have higher indicators of competitiveness. On the contrary, regional higher education systems, represented by a large number of universities, but with unevenly developing performance indicators, are characterized as less competitive, i.e. the performance indicators of the leading university are leveled within the system as a whole.

Financing the development of the regional vocational training system: qualitative changes

Innovative development of the national economy is Russia's main strategic aim in a globally competitive environment. In general, innovation processes should start with transformations within regions, as it is the regions in Russia that form the basis of the national economic system. The purpose of this paper is to identify prospective directions for qualitative changes in the development of the regional vocational education system, which is the object of the study. The authors focus on the financing of regional vocational education system development, since this system is considered one of the most important factors of economic competitiveness, national security, and at the same time, vocational training is the basis for human capital accumulation and development. Regional programs, which are one of the instruments for financing education systems at regional level, are analyzed.

ПРЕДМЕТНАЯ ОБЛАСТЬ «ТЕХНОЛОГИЯ» И ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫХ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ СТРУКТУР

The article considers the role of the subject area “Technology” as the integration basis for the content of general education in the technological training of schoolchildren in the conditions of infrastructure modernization. The authors reveal the relationship between technosphere transformations and secondary vocational education infrastructure, higher education and content tracks in the subject area “Technology”, its role in regional educational systems that ensure the quality of training personnel taking into account the priorities of regional development.

АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ В РЕСПУБЛИКЕ КАРЕЛИЯ: ОПЫТ, ПРОБЛЕМЫ, ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ

The article presents the experience of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of Petrozavodsk State University in creating the regional system of the continuous pedagogical education in the Republic of Karelia in conditions of the current socio-economic challenges to education, and the need to perform the tasks of the National project “Education”.The article reveals the problems of functioning and development of the system of professional pedagogical education, also describes the efficient mechanisms and directions of development. The key program activities and organizational conditions for improving the quality of the continuous pedagogical education in the Republic of Karelia have been identified.

Theoretical foundations of the formation of the readiness of future teachers to work in the regional digital educational environment

The purpose of the article is to characterize the conceptual foundations of the content and structure of the regional system of teacher education in the digital educational environment. The directions of modernization of the teacher training system are based on the substantiation of scientific approaches to the ways of organizing the interaction of the subjects of the educational process in the region with an emphasis on eliminating the professional deficits of teachers, on the formation of a new type of competencies among teachers for the implementation of pedagogical activities at a high level in a regional digital educational environment, taking into account its specifics.

ПРОЕКТИРОВАНИЕ ПРОГРАММ ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНОГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ ДЛЯ РУКОВОДИТЕЛЕЙ СЕЛЬСКИХ ШКОЛ

The article deals with the design of additional professional education programs based on the identification of professional and personal difficulties of rural schools heads, the results of evaluation procedures. The traditional leading role of rural schools in the performance of educational, up-bringing, general cultural and social functions is determined. Various approaches to the problem of identifying professional deficits of heads of educational organizations located in rural areas are considered: regulatory and scientific. The article describes the study results of the identified difficulties in the organization of procedures for certification of managers, implementation of additional professional education programs. A number of features of the support organization for heads of rural and small schools are highlighted: continuity of organizational and methodological assistance; accessibility; variability, relevance and differentiation; advanced support; focus on reflection, the results of evaluation procedures, professional and personal deficits and needs. A system for identifying professional deficits and difficulties using designed tests, case studies, and the «Virtual School» system is described. The normative andscientific-methodological approach to the problem under study allowed us to determine the list of relevant significant professional and personal competencies, combined in the following blocks: «Personnel management», «Resource management», «Process management», «Results management», «Information management». The article considers the methodological basis for the formation of the assessment of professional and personal competencies and the continuous support of their development in the process of educational and professional activities, the system of additional professional education. As a result of the analysis of evaluation procedures, the obtained data are described in relation to individual educational organizations and managers, which allow providing targeted support and support in the regional system of additional professional education. The article raises the issue of building individual educational routes, choosing various forms of additional professional education: formal, non-formal and informal. The article describes the most relevant forms of additional professional education in relation to the heads of rural schools: seminars, webinars, mutual training, internships, mentoring, activities of informal educational groups, associations, laboratories of «Rural schools»

Dialogue between Moscow teachers and parents about the quality of preschool education

Involvement of parents and teachers into decision making about evaluation criteria allows to establish partnership relations, confidence and awareness in implementation of preschool education programs. Such dialogue is necessary at the stage of transition to new norm, implementation of new national standards. In order to reveal the concepts of teachers and parents about good kindergarten, the research was carried out (anonymous survey using standard toolkit of European Quality Seal international project). The participants were 57 teachers and 284 parents from 26 Moscow schools with full-day preschool groups. The point of view of 18 experts in the field of preschool education was presented additionally. In general, the proposed criteria are important for respondents of all categories. Teachers demonstrate higher mean values in comparison with parents. Teachers and parents often have the same concepts about the value of these or those provisions: participation of parents in learning process as well as fee from parents are not important. Child-adult interaction, child’s well-being and safety are the main priorities. The experts partially agree with teachers and parents concerning the most and the least significant criteria: among the most important, together with well-being, individualization of education and free play time are highlighted. The survey results can provide an objective ground for dialogue between teachers, parents, and authorities both at the level of ECEC service and at municipal, regional, and federal education system levels.

Developing Soft Skills as Condition for Personal Professional Growth of Teachers of Secondary Vocational Education System

The article discusses the importance of developing soft skills for personal growth and professional development of secondary vocational education teachers.Based on the analysis of the results of monitoring studies, the need to transform the approaches for training teachers of the regional secondary vocational education system is confirmed for organizing effective work and fruitful interaction of all subjects of educational relations.

ИНТЕГРАЦИЯ УНИВЕРСИТЕТА В РАЗВИТИЕ КАДРОВЫХ РЕСУРСОВ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ СРЕДНЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ: ВОЗМОЖНЫЕ СТРАТЕГИИ

The article is devoted to substantiating the idea of the importance of the interaction between the university and professional educational organizations in the context of renewing transformations in the system of secondary vocational education. Professional educational organizations experience certain difficulties in ensuring the quality of teaching staff necessary to solve complex problems when training workers, mid-level specialists for the region’s economy. The article identifies possible strategies for integrating the university into the development of human resources of the regional secondary vocational education system in the following areas: training teaching staff, advanced training, using the results of professional educational organizations in the regional program «Development of innovative processes», improving the professional skills of managers and teachers, developing their design culture and professional competencies in the field of inclusive vocational education. The resources for the development of the personnel potential are considered to be the joint work of the university and educational institutions in the preparation and conduct of scientific and practical events at various levels, the translation of the best educational practices into the professional community of the region. The article is presented in the form of an overview of the speeches of the participants of the webinar within the framework of the regional educational forum «Raising a Man: New Challenges» State Pedagogical University named after I. N. Ulyanov (Ulyanovsk, Russia).

ЭФФЕКТИВНЫЕ ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ВОСПИТАТЕЛЬНОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ В НОВЫХ РЕАЛИЯХ

Introduction. The introduction substantiates the problems of modern educational practice, the relevance of improving legislation in education, and the search for new approaches and tools for organizing educational activities. Materials and methods. Theoretical and empirical research methods are employed to corroborate the consolidation of the concept of education at the national level; identify the goals, objectives, and directions of modern educational work with children; and reveal effective tools for organizing educational activities in the regional general education system. Results. A set of measures has been implemented at the institutional level to test an exemplary educational program, and conditions have been created for the successful development and implementation of working programs. Conclusions. The main lines for the analysis of the educational program implementation results, methods of obtaining information, evaluation criteria, and key issues that determine the prospects for the educational system development are determined. Keywords: education, risks, directions of educational activity, an exemplary program of education, a set of measures at the federal, regional and institutional levels for the development of the system of educational work with students

Basic Problems and Prospects for the Staffing the Regional Education System (On the Example of the North-West Federal District)

Basic Problems and Prospects for the Staffing the Regional Education System (On the Example of the North-West Federal District)

ON CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL PREPARATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FOR THE STATE FINAL CERTIFICATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

The article is devoted to the issues of organization and realization of the state final certification of students of various nosological groups in vocational education institutions that provide training programs for mid-level specialists and skilled workers and office employees. In order to regulate the final tests for this category of graduates, the authors have developed an organizational and methodological model of the state final certification of persons with disabilities, described in detail in this article. Special attention is paid to the functioning of the basic vocational education institutions and resource training and methodological centers in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that support regional systems of inclusive secondary vocational education. A detailed description of the tasks and activities of the basic vocational education institutions and resource training centers as a modern organizational landscape of regional education systems is given. The author examines in detail the special conditions of accessibility of a vocational education institution: personnel, equipment and educational-methodological conditions, which form the foundation of the organization and conduct of the state final certification procedure for students with disabilities. The study defines the forms of the state final certification of persons with special educational needs and disabilities: training examination and defense of the final qualification work.

Development of network innovation infrastructure of the regional education system

Development of network innovation infrastructure of the regional education system

Человеческий капитал и рост региональных экономик

This study examines the contribution of human capital accumulation to regional economic growth using panel data for 82 subjects of the Russian Federation over 2002–2019. This paper aims to test the hypothesis that in the long-run equilibrium there exists a connection between economic growth and human capital accumulation in the regions of Russia. From the point of view of econometrics, it would mean that we should refute the hypothesis that there is no cointegration of time series describing the aforementioned variables. General theoretical framework was drawn from the neoclassical growth theory, and panel data econometrics suggested the appropriate empirical methodology. Pooled mean group and fully modified least squares estimators were applied to an autoregressive distributed lags model based on the Solow model. The results indicate that accumulation of human capital has a positive and statistically significant long-term impact on the rate of growth of per capita income and that these variables are cointegrated. Such calculations allow us to make the following conclusions: per capita GRP is cointegrated with physical and human capital on the regional level. The cointegrating equation ‘explained’ more than 90% of per capita GRP variance. Human capital accumulation had a significant positive impact on per capita GRP growth in the long run; such impact exceeded the impact of physical capital accumulation. The positive impact of human capital accumulation on per capita GRP growth surpassed the negative elasticity of growth GRP by the amount of resource excluded from the real sector to provide support to students and maintain the regional education system. The paces at which regional economies were heading towards the steady state differed which is an evidence that there exist an incredible manifold of ways and means for regions to adjust to disbalancies

Education mentoring - the development factor of the regional education system

Education mentoring - the development factor of the regional education system

Normative and legal regulation of management issues of regional education systems in emergency and critical situations

The article deals with issues of regulatory regulation of the management of regional education systems in emergency and critical situations. Issues of ensuring the safety of participants in the educational process remain relevant from year to year. Within the framework of this issue, an analysis of more than 40 existing legislation from open sources regulating the education system in emergency and critical situations has been carried out. The legal process of regional executive authorities in the field of education is highlighted in order to identify gaps and update regulatory legal acts on this topic.

Development of the human resources of the regional education system in the conditions of implementation of an innovative project. Experience of Krasnodar region

Development of the human resources of the regional education system in the conditions of implementation of an innovative project. Experience of Krasnodar region

Technology and research results of vocational education and training systems in the context of region socio-economic development

Introduction. The level of orientation of regional secondary vocational education systems to the needs of the territories in which they are located significantly affects the economic parameters of the development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the dynamic characteristics of personnel demand and supply in the regional labor market. The technology and tools developed by the authors for studying the degree of compliance of vocational education and training systems with the tasks of economic and social development has been implemented in three subjects of the Russian Federation featuring different levels of socio-economic development: the Samara region, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District and the Republic of Ingushetia. Methodology and methods. A methodological approach was used that considers the current situation of uncertainty in the external environment of regional secondary vocational education systems. Hence, the arrangement of its educational resources, which provides the properties of a self-organizing system, becomes an effective tool for stimulating the regionally oriented development of the vocational education and training system. Achieving the compliance of the VET-system with external requests is determined by the parameters of its adaptive potential. Research methods: survey (questioning), expert evaluation method, content analysis, scaling. Results. To achieve the goal of the research, the compliance criteria were formed, as well as indicators that reflect the properties of the organization of educational resources of the system, corresponding to the principles of adaptive systems. It is established that the achieved compliance values in each region are formed by various sets of factors and conditions for the organization of educational resources. The following trends are identified for the regions: a) a decrease in employers' effective demand for vocational education programs; b) insufficient use of educational technologies and forms of training organization that optimize the resource support of the activities of professional educational organizations, including network formats for the implementation of educational programs using educational resources of enterprises in the real sector of the economy. On average, 20% of professional educational organizations in pilot regions practice a network format for implementing open source programs (as a rule, without using employers' resources). At the same time, only 6% of the student contingent are trained in such programs. Discussion and conclusion. The practical significance of the study is determined by the possibilities of applying the results of assessing the level of compliance of the VET-systems with the tasks of socio-economic development to work out and implement effective regional educational policy in the sphere of vocational education.

ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSITIES' ROLE IN REGIONAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Success of the socio-economic development of a region is largely determined by the development level of its regional education system, primarily the higher education system. The current state of the regional economy and the need to implement the innovative scenario of economic development determine the requirements to improve the efficiency of personnel training. Current state programs for the development of education in the regions are mainly focused on the development of preschool, school and secondary vocational education. These programs do not take into account the leading role of higher educational institutions in creating and promoting innovations, in training highly qualified specialists. The need to ensure closer interaction between higher educational institutions located in the regions and the regional education system determines the relevance of the research topic. The aim of the study is to identify the peculiarities of interaction between regional programs for the development of education and higher educational institutions located in these regions. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the authors proposed new elements to the mechanism of interaction between regional development programs of education and higher education system of the region. The article analyzes the programs of education development in the regions of the Volga Federal District. Particular attention is paid to the role of the higher education system in ensuring the socio-economic development of the region, the priority of which is the need to implement the innovative development scenario.