Commentaries on the report an avalanche is coming. Higher education and the revolution ahead by Michael Barber, Katelyn Donnelly, and Saad Rizvi

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Filonovich, S (Author) Other; Lyubimov, L (Author) Other; Klyachko, T (Author) Other; Bolotov, V (Author) Other; Frumin, I (Author) Other; Volkov, A (Author) Other; Gilmutdinov, A (Author) Other; Teixeira, P (Author) FEP; Abankina, I (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Voprosy Obrazovaniya

Vol. 2013

Pages: 230-257

ISSN: 1814-9545

Publisher: National Research University, Higher School of Economics

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Authenticus ID: P-00S-XHN

Abstract (EN): The commentaries discuss the trends in higher education transformation caused by globalization and information progress and revealed by the report authors. Opinions on the global university education crisis issues raised by Barber and others are rather diverse and include both sympathetic summaries of the key authors' ideas and opposing some disputable points and related arguments. Factors identified by American researchers are analyzed in the context of affecting the modification of the university paradigm in Russian education. Apart from challenges posing external threats for the higher education system as an economic sector, there is one internal challenge specific of Russia. Higher education is largely simulated in Russia, as inefficient universities create accessible state-funded places but do not provide quality education services. The authors find something that American researchers did not cover in their report but what is of great importance for Russian education - that is the need to perform a deep and radical transformation of the secondary education system in order to provide opportunities for high performance of universities. Models of universities of the future suggested in the report are explored to see if they can be applied to the Russian educational system. It is concluded that American researchers have definitely made a big achievement by specifying the set of issues to be resolved in order to open broad prospects for higher education.

Language: Russian

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific