Part-time Higher Education in Russia: Economic and Statistical Analysis
Abstract
In this article on the basis of Rosstat data and administrative statistics, data from the 2016 Labour force survey and sample survey of employability of secondary vocational and higher education graduates the author assesses the scale and dynamics of part-time higher education in Russia. The paper analyses socio-demographic characteristics of part-time students and their place in the labour market compared with full-time graduates. The research results prove that the part-time higher education is an alternative social mobility channel for groups of young people with limited resources. Therefore, significantly constraining the opportunities to get part- time education as a main education may slash vertical education mobility for these social groups. There was no evidence that there are significant differences in the status of full-time and part-time graduates in the labor market. They occupy almost the same positions in the professional and job structure, they receive the same wage (by average wage indicators).
About the Author
Elena Ya. Varshavskaya
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Prof., Department of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Business and Management
Room 627, 33, Kirpichnaya Str., Moscow, 105187
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For citations:
Varshavskaya E.Ya. Part-time Higher Education in Russia: Economic and Statistical Analysis. Voprosy statistiki. 2018;25(7):31-39. (In Russ.)
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