Non-state Schools for Sustainable Education Development: Family Choice Motives

Zoya Proshkova, Maria Yashina

2021

Abstract

The article presents the results of the analysis of the parents’ conversation on the Internet forum, the topic of which was non-state school education. The sociological project studied the statements of participants in network communication who sent their children to private lyceums or gymnasiums. Parents’ judgments were processed with the support of domestic specialized computer programs. Seven groups of family motives for choosing a non-state school for children were identified. It was found that the most important reasons for the education of children in paid educational institutions are the parents’ belief in the high quality of non-state education, the desire to protect children, and the individualization of the school educational route. Among the less significant motives there were the family’s readiness to invest in children’s education, the desire to prepare 11th grade graduates to pass the unified state exam, and the approval of digital teaching methods. The findings suggest the need to improve the accessibility and quality of Russian school education, support family participation in the educational process, and take into account the diversity of demands for the school system. The empirical perspective of the study is an analysis of the choice of private schools at different stages of a child’s education.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Proshkova Z. and Yashina M. (2021). Non-state Schools for Sustainable Education Development: Family Choice Motives. In Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Forum on Sustainable Development of Socio-economic Systems - Volume 1: WFSDS, ISBN 978-989-758-597-5, pages 487-491. DOI: 10.5220/0010670700003223

in Bibtex Style

@conference{wfsds21,
author={Zoya Proshkova and Maria Yashina},
title={Non-state Schools for Sustainable Education Development: Family Choice Motives},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Forum on Sustainable Development of Socio-economic Systems - Volume 1: WFSDS,},
year={2021},
pages={487-491},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010670700003223},
isbn={978-989-758-597-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Forum on Sustainable Development of Socio-economic Systems - Volume 1: WFSDS,
TI - Non-state Schools for Sustainable Education Development: Family Choice Motives
SN - 978-989-758-597-5
AU - Proshkova Z.
AU - Yashina M.
PY - 2021
SP - 487
EP - 491
DO - 10.5220/0010670700003223