Paradoxes of Students’ Non-formal Education

Introduction. The research topicality lies in the inference that formal education system loses its ability to respond quickly to socio-cultural and technological changes in society. The purpose of the article is to study the international and domestic experience of non-formal education, to identify...

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Autores principales: Galina Z. Efimova, Evgeniy V. Zyuban, Marina N. Kicherova, Ekaterina O. Muslimova
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2183f0c09ba44812b351223cbd19f2752021-12-02T04:28:00ZParadoxes of Students’ Non-formal Education10.15507/1991-9468.095.023.201902.303-3211991-94682308-1058https://doaj.org/article/2183f0c09ba44812b351223cbd19f2752019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://edumag.mrsu.ru/index.php/en/articles-en/87-19-2/753-10-15507-1991-9468-093-023-201902-9https://doaj.org/toc/1991-9468https://doaj.org/toc/2308-1058Introduction. The research topicality lies in the inference that formal education system loses its ability to respond quickly to socio-cultural and technological changes in society. The purpose of the article is to study the international and domestic experience of non-formal education, to identify the practices of non-formal education among students, and to examine the prospects and para doxes of non-formal education. Materials and Methods. The study encompassed such levels as macrosocial, mesosocial, and microsocial. The authors’ methodology comprised two stages. The first part of the research was theoretical. The second part included in-depth interviews (N = 126) and questionnaire results processing (N = 894). Results. The examples of foreign countries show institutional opportunities, regulation mechanisms, and means of recognition of non-formal education. The scale of distribution of non-formal education in the world is presented. The empirical research shows that the absolute majority of the Russian students are not involved in non-formal educational practices. The main objective of non-formal education is to obtain actual knowledge, living and vocational skills within a short time period. Only a third of respondents admit that non-formal education has had a positive ef fect on their employment. Discussion and Conclusion. The study allows to deepen knowledge about the education system transformation, to identify possible strategies to remove young people’s qualification gaps and retards and overcome barriers existing on the labor market. The study results can be used to develop theoretical concepts and conduct a comparative analysis, as well as in practical activities of educational organizations. The study will help identify the opinion of employers regarding their readiness to recognize qualifications earned through non-formal education.Galina Z. EfimovaEvgeniy V. ZyubanMarina N. Kicherova Ekaterina O. MuslimovaNational Research Mordova State Universityarticleformal educationnon-formal educationhigher educationstudenteducational systemyouthemploymentemployerEducationLRUИнтеграция образования, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 303-321 (2019)
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topic formal education
non-formal education
higher education
student
educational system
youth
employment
employer
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spellingShingle formal education
non-formal education
higher education
student
educational system
youth
employment
employer
Education
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Galina Z. Efimova
Evgeniy V. Zyuban
Marina N. Kicherova
Ekaterina O. Muslimova
Paradoxes of Students’ Non-formal Education
description Introduction. The research topicality lies in the inference that formal education system loses its ability to respond quickly to socio-cultural and technological changes in society. The purpose of the article is to study the international and domestic experience of non-formal education, to identify the practices of non-formal education among students, and to examine the prospects and para doxes of non-formal education. Materials and Methods. The study encompassed such levels as macrosocial, mesosocial, and microsocial. The authors’ methodology comprised two stages. The first part of the research was theoretical. The second part included in-depth interviews (N = 126) and questionnaire results processing (N = 894). Results. The examples of foreign countries show institutional opportunities, regulation mechanisms, and means of recognition of non-formal education. The scale of distribution of non-formal education in the world is presented. The empirical research shows that the absolute majority of the Russian students are not involved in non-formal educational practices. The main objective of non-formal education is to obtain actual knowledge, living and vocational skills within a short time period. Only a third of respondents admit that non-formal education has had a positive ef fect on their employment. Discussion and Conclusion. The study allows to deepen knowledge about the education system transformation, to identify possible strategies to remove young people’s qualification gaps and retards and overcome barriers existing on the labor market. The study results can be used to develop theoretical concepts and conduct a comparative analysis, as well as in practical activities of educational organizations. The study will help identify the opinion of employers regarding their readiness to recognize qualifications earned through non-formal education.
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Evgeniy V. Zyuban
Marina N. Kicherova
Ekaterina O. Muslimova
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