Development of the Professional Career of Teachers in their Assessment: Results of Sociological Research

Alexey S. Tishchenko – Leading Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Candidate of Economic Sciences (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Svetlana E. Novikova – Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Galina S. Tokareva – Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

A significant role in achieving the established targets in the field of general education is played by personnel policy aimed at attracting young specialists to the school, retaining a highly qualified teaching corps in the industry, and providing directions for growth and self-realization in the teaching profession. At the same time, as a sociological study by the Center for Economics of Lifelong Education of the RANEPA has shown, only every fifth teacher considers career opportunities. The article presents the results of a study that reveals teachers’ vision of career prospects depending on their age, self-assessment of financial situation, type of settlement, and other characteristics of professional activity (qualification category, subject taught, teaching experience).

The article was written on the basis of the RANEPA state assignment research programme.

Key words: school education, sociological research, professional activities of teachers, career.

JEL-codes: I20, I21.