Transformation of the educational values of youth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Introduction. The coronavirus pandemic, which has spread widely around the world in early 2020, has seriously affected the education sector. It led to the almost complete paralysis of schools, colleges and universities. The process, which, only at first glance, seems temporary, in fact, causes serious fears of the scientific community with deep socio-economic consequences and a new round of the global educational crisis. The study of transformational processes taking place in the field of educational values of young people is an urgent problem today.Purpose setting. The article sets and solves such tasks as identifying positive and negative trends in the field of higher education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the main values of students, and ascertaining the degree of satisfaction with Kazakhstani higher education students. Important issues of discussion include such as the purpose and value of training.Methodology and methods of the study. When revealing the problems of transforming educational values, dialectical, structural-functional, and activity-based approaches were used as a methodology, as well as a set of sociological methods: a survey, information analysis, peer review, etc. in identifying the impact of a pandemic on the education system. The authors also turn to such methods as social analytics and problem-thematic interpretation of educational processes, which will reveal the sociocultural features of the transformation of worldview values and directions of educational policy.Results. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the very foundations of education: its ability to be. As studies around the world show, students are increasingly asking questions, is it worth studying? There is growing pessimism among young people about the future. In this regard, Kazakhstan conducted its own research that studies the mood of student youth, their well-being, value orientations and their assessment of the quality of education in a pandemic. In the course of the study, the result was obtained: the pandemic as a whole did not affect life prospects: the vast majority of the young people surveyed (86,6 %) have a clear life goal, more than 90 % have this life goal fully or partially coincides with their chosen profession.Conclusion. The study will complement the understanding of the educational values of students under the influence of the pandemic, globalization, digitalization, and other factors. Its results will be useful to teachers of higher educational institutions, philosophers of education and everyone who is interested in the problems of higher education.