Social potential of Russian teachers and problems of its realisation
Research Article
Acknowledgments
This work is supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project 23-18-00093 “The fate of the social contract in Russia: the evolution of ideas and lessons of implementation” https://rscf.ru/en/project/23-18-00093/
How to Cite
Bulanova M.B. Social potential of Russian teachers and problems of its realisation. Science. Culture. Society. 2025. Vol. 31. No. 1. P. 50-58. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2025.31.1.4 (in Russ.).
Abstract
Russian teachers as a social group are experiencing problems in fulfilling their main mission of educating and educating future generations. The teacher acts as the main agent of socialization of students, influencing the formation of their worldview and value orientations, and controls the level and quality of knowledge acquired at the school level. The article presents the social potential of teaching in the public and personal dimensions; a number of objective and subjective reasons considered that complicate the successful implementation of this potential. It concludes, that the factors that positively influence the social potential of Russian teachers are the high level of their education, the historical mission of the profession, and unconditional support from society. At the same time, negative factors include underfunding of school education by the state, a high level of bureaucratization and low prestige of the profession. Creating conditions for the development of the social potential of teachers is an integral part of the social contract between this part of the intelligentsia and the authorities.
Keywords:
social potential, Russian teachers, school education, social contract
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Received: 12.02.2025
Accepted: 28.03.2025
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Bulanova, M. B. (2025). Social potential of Russian teachers and problems of its realisation. Science. Culture. Society, 31(1), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2025.31.1.4
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