IB_18(35). Digital renewal of the Russian school

A. Goryainova (), Irina Dvoretskaya (), Eren Kochak, Tatyana Mertsalova () and K. Savitsky ()
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A. Goryainova: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation)
Irina Dvoretskaya: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation)
Eren Kochak: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation)
Tatyana Mertsalova: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation)
K. Savitsky: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation)

Monitoring of Education Markets and Organizations (MEMO), 2022, issue 19, 1-46

Abstract: Digital transformation that is taking place in modern knowledge societies cannot leave general education system on the sidelines. The developing digital environment shapes its own requirements to the key elements of school system. The analytical paper presents results of the schools’ digital renewal process assessment in Russian context. The opportunities provided by digital technologies and the barriers to their use in the educational process are examined. Three data sources were used for the study: surveys of schoolchildren parents and school teachers conducted as part of the Monitoring of the education markets and organizations in 2020/2021, data from Federal Statistical Observation (FSN) and survey data from Monitoring of digital transformation of schools in 2020/2021. It is revealed that modern Russian schools are situated at different stages toward their digital transformation. Through the detailed description of the digital renewal of schools more accurate forecasting of their further development is possible. Key takeaways from the analysis: - While Russian schools are quite well equipped with computers, their availability for schoolchildren is low: only 8.2% of the parents indicated that their child has access to computers / laptops at school at any time, including extracurricular, when 39.7 % noted that PCs are available to children only during classes; - According to federal statistics, more than 47% of schools have fixed wireless Internet access. But even if there is a Wi-Fi network, in 46.8% of cases it does not cover even half of the school territory, and on average no more than a quarter of school community can work simultaneously being connected to school Wi-Fi. - Purchase and maintenance of digital equipment and devices compose the main part of expenditure (57.8%). The purchase of software and digital content is 8.1% and 1.2%, respectively.

Keywords: education institutions; preschool education; education market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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