The role of non-formal and self-education in implementation of the Strategy for education development in the Russian Federation

The adoption of the “Strategy for the Development of Education in the Russian Federation for the Period up to 2036 with a Perspective until 2040” raises the issues of appropriate development of personal and professional qualities of educators so that they are the subjects of the implementation of the planned strategy, and not formal executors. The article discusses the relationship between the processes of self-education and upbringing and lifelong learning through non-formal and informal education. The relevance of the work is related to the ongoing development of a strategy for the development of education in our country, which is focused on improving the system of academic (formal) education, while most of the professional competencies a person receives in the process of subsequent self-education and self-development throughout life. The purpose of the work is to consider the role of non-formal education and upbringing of the country population in the context of the adoption of the Strategy for the development of education in our country. It is based on the idea to construct formation of conformal education as a synthesis of academic and non-formal education (self-education). The novelty lies in the discussion of possible directions of self-education throughout life with periodic certification by authorized bodies and the need to resist negative ideologies and concepts in the process of educating new generations of students. With this in mind, a number of concepts and ideological provisions related to the formation of a patriotic and socially responsible personality are considered. A conformal cycle of lifelong knowledge renovation is presented, combining informal self-education and advanced training in academic educational institutions. The principle of education by means of the discipline taught is considered as the basic basis of interdisciplinary communication.

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