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"Philosophy of Education"

2019 year, number 3

LIMITING FACTORS OF THE SOCIAL POTENTIAL FORMATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION

V. V. Petrov1,2
1Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
2Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Keywords: educational potential, higher education system, social structure, social institutions

Abstract

Introduction. The transition of mankind to the values of information civilization has had a significant impact on the scientific and educational space, which has become much more complicated as a result of sociocultural transformations that took place at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries. The work draws attention to the fact that the transition of science and education to a qualitatively new level should contribute to an increase in the aggregate social potential, but its growth is not observed in Russian realities. To eliminate the contradiction that has arisen, the author proposes to turn to the interaction of social institutions, to identify their interdependence and mutual influence in the formation of the aggregate social potential. Methodology and methods of the research. The cultural and anthropological approach used by the author made it possible to identify the role of the education system in the development of the aggregate social potential and overcome the fragmented approaches to its study; as a methodological basis, the author took advantage of formational and civilizational approaches to the structuring of society. The results of the research. The paper shows that the total social potential is determined by the interaction of the potentials of the main spheres of social life, social institutions, social production and social structure. It is substantiated that from the point of view of the aggregate social potential of society, educational potential is fundamental and is expressed primarily in the level of education as a result of previous educational activities. Conclusion. As a result of this work, it was concluded that social potential is extremely dependent on the activities of higher education, its axiological and epistemological attitudes. The analysis made it possible to identify the factors hindering the development of educational potential, which leads to a reduction in the aggregate social potential in general.