Russian Education in Paper Abyss: A Sociological View

 
PIIS013216250008798-0-1
DOI10.31857/S013216250008798-0
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Occupation: Prof. of Department of Sociology; Research Fellow
Affiliation:
A.I. Hertzen Russian State Pedagogical University
Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University
Address: Russian Federation, Veliky Novgorod
Occupation: Vice-rector
Affiliation: Altai State Pedagogical University
Address: Russian Federation, Barnaul
Occupation: Prof.; Head Research Fellow
Affiliation:
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University
Address: Bulgaria, Sofia
Occupation: Vice-rector
Affiliation: K.-A.-Timiryazev Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Agrarian Academy
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Journal nameSotsiologicheskie issledovaniya
EditionIssue 3
Pages60-70
Abstract

The article presents the results of a comprehensive study of information flows in the Russian education system. Redundancy, intensity and formalization of those flows constitute the most painful side of work in education associated with paper pressing and paper genocide, along with unfairly low wages. The analysis bases on extensive sampling surveys and timing of the workloads of major job groups in public education, the study of document flow in educational institutions of different type and level, expert opinions from three regions of the country. The amount and structure of information flows, social realities of paper work and its impact on the social and professional well-being of educators are discussed. Authors believe that a management strategy that ignores the social mission of education and its multifaceted social effectiveness is the reason of paper pressing. This strategy expresses the bureaucrats’ mistrust towards educators and rejects the possibilities of public-state governance thus creating an institutional deadlock for the Russian education system.

Keywordseducation system, education personnel, public school, paper work, paper pressing
AcknowledgmentRussian Science Foundation (grant 18-18-00047).
Received13.03.2020
Publication date16.03.2020
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