Assessment of the prospects for the implementation of the national project "Education" in rural areas

Issue № 6, 2020, article № 7, pages 65-76

Section: Development of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: ОЦЕНКА ПЕРСПЕКТИВ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ПРОЕКТА «ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ» В СЕЛЬСКОЙ МЕСТНОСТИ

Keywords: RURAL AREAS, NATIONAL PROJECT, FEDERAL PROJECT, STATE PROGRAM, GENERAL EDUCATION, RURAL SCHOOLS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FORECAST

Abstract: The relevance of the research topic lies in the importance of the development of the education system, especially in General, in rural areas. Repeatedly and at the level of the Russian President, Russian Government, profile ministries it was noted that the functioning of schools, particularly, small – the most important condition for the development of rural communities, because «...if... the school closes a village dies», – said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a straight line in 2018. The purpose of the research was to assess the prospects for the implementation of the national project (NP) «Education» in rural areas. The study used methods of comparative analysis, data comparison and exponential smoothing. Based on the forecast, the possible number of students in the general education system in rural areas at the beginning of 2025 was determined – 4 904 890 people, while the number of organizations engaged in educational activities for educational programs of primary, basic and secondary general education in rural areas at the beginning of 2024/2025 academic year will be 23 756 units. Based on the data obtained, the feasibility and sufficiency of indicators defined in the NP «Education» and its federal projects were evaluated. The results showed that in the framework of NP «Education» by the end of 2024 will be solved some problems of general education in rural areas (second and third shift, lack of new schools and the need for modernization of existing), while for other problems (lack of material security, the shortage of personnel in rural schools) inherent in the NP targets is not enough.

Authors: Gagiev Nikolai Nikolaevich, Goncharenko Liudmila Petrovna, Sybachin Sergei Aleksandrovich