HOW TO SUBORDINATE LEARNING TO THE TASKS OF THE INDUSTRY

Abstract

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The ambiguous nature of the reforms of higher education manifests itself primarily in the goal setting of the educational process, when in a kind of confrontation there are education and professionalism, universality (fundamentalism) of knowledge and applied preparation of the student for the profession. On the example of transport education, the authors of the article show how the Bologna model has violated the traditional forms of education, how school and university programs are combined in content and time, what impact is imposed by all of this on the specificity of the disciplines studied. At the same time, the role of educational standards, international and industry requirements is assessed, the issue of professional-public examination of the quality of education with the participation of employers and in the interests of the transport industry is raised. Keywords: transport, higher education, reform, education, professionalism, quality, expertise.