RUDN journal of Sociology (Sep 2009)
The intermediate results of the higher professional education liberalization in Russia
Abstract
The introduction of higher professional education on a fee-paying basis and educational service market establishment were expected to improve the coordination of institutional interaction among the major actors. The article offers the interpretation of the empirical data providing the opportunity to estimate the extent to which the introduction of higher professional education on a paying basis in Russia gets in line with the initial expectations.