Education as the Matrix of Relationships and Conditions
Abstract
The article looks into the new problem areas to be mastered by the Sociology of Higher Education with regard to the post-soviet transformations and general civilization changes. Basic characteristics of modern education and its functions are detected. Education is regarded as coalition of ties and relationships, states of changing and stability. The major characteristic features of educational process dynamic are their nonlinearity and rhythm. Innovation is regarded as the state of educational system stability and development. Peculiarities of interpretation of functions of education and predictions of its consequences for social practice are described. Functions of modern education and basic channels of cooperation of education with the society are detected. The article regards a continuous as the fundamental principle of modern educational systems, gives grounds for the conclusion that modem anthropocentric educational paradigm requires a new approach to education subjects and their relationships. This approach is based upon humanizing education oriented towards the formation of a person able of realizing things rather than just knowing them. Social consequences and social challenges of continuous education are considered. It’s pointed, that continuous education creates new social demands, which trigger society to renew itself, to the constructive breakthrough in all spheres of social life. The basic task of monitoring investigation of the educational market and services are analyzed and principles of marketing strategy in the sphere education are formulated.
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