URBAN SCHOOLCHILDREN AS A RESOURCE FOR THE FORMATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF AN INDUSTRIAL REGION (THE KEMEROVO REGION – KUZBASS CASE STUDY)

DOI 10.33305/243-16

Issue № 3, 2024, article № 2, pages 16-24

Section: Management and staffing

Language: Russian

Original language title: ГОРОДСКИЕ ШКОЛЬНИКИ КАК РЕСУРС ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКОГО КАПИТАЛА АПК ПРОМЫШЛЕННОГО РЕГИОНА (НА МАТЕРИАЛАХ КЕМЕРОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ – КУЗБАССА)

Keywords: HUMAN CAPITAL OF THE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, HUMAN CAPITAL OF RURAL AREAS, HUMAN POTENTIAL, URBAN YOUTH, PROFESSIONAL PREFERENCES AND MOODS, INDUSTRIAL REGION, KEMEROVO REGION – KUZBASS

Abstract: The example of the Kemerovo region of Kuzbass demonstrates that it is impossible to completely solve the personnel problem of the industrial region’s agro-industrial complex due to rural youth. In rural areas, at present, due to the narrowed type of population reproduction and the current conditions of training in the secondary general education system, there are insufficient opportunities to replenish personnel for the agricultural sector. The agro-industrial complex of industrial regions needs highly qualified personnel, therefore it is extremely important to consider not only rural, but also urban schoolchildren as a resource for the agricultural sector. For the study, a sociological survey was conducted among schoolchildren in grades 10-11 from five settlements in the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass, four of which are cities and one is an urban-type settlement. The purpose of the survey is to study the preferences of high school students in choosing a further direction of study. According to the survey results, it was established that continuing education at an agricultural university is the first priority for a small number of Kuzbass schoolchildren, while from 5.8% to 28.6% are considering this option along with other alternatives, and a third of respondents were undecided at the time of the survey. The data obtained indicate that urban schoolchildren can become a resource for the formation of human capital in the industrial region’s agro-industrial complex, but it is necessary to meet certain conditions.

Authors: SHelkovnikov Sergei Aleksandrovich, Matveeva Elena Viktorovna, SHilova Anna Eduardovna, Sat Aliia Viktorovna