Massification of the Higher Education as a Way to Individual Subjective Wellbeing

Abstract

The massification of the university education is inevitable process nowadays. On the one hand it allows solving the problem of knowledge generation and dissemination. On the other hand it helps individuals to achieve the subjective wellbeing, which is based on acquisition of knowledge that is necessary for the professional and individual orientation. In this article authors made an attempt to set tendency between individual's participation in the educational process and the acquisition of wellbeing's state. Taking into account modern trend of continuous education, authors as well suppose the existence of permanent wellbeing state. This statement is partially proven by social surveys and research's data, which has been conducted in Russia, Brazil, South Africa and other countries. Attractiveness and accessibility of education for people from different social groups determine the future level of public education. The rapid technological development of society, accessibility and mass character of educational programs, unconscious strivings of the major part of society to wellbeing must inevitably lead to the growth of average citizen's accomplishment.

Measurement of sustainable higher education development: Evidence from China

“…In addition, the UN proposes that international cooperation is one of the goals of sustainable education [2], meaning that internationalization is one of the factors that describes SHED. In addition, higher education institutions are suggested to admit both domestic and international students to increase their potential competitiveness in the global labor market [30] and to provide students with lifelong higher education opportunities to enhance the competency of the higher education institutions [31]. The generalization and massification of higher education are also mentioned as the goals of SHED, and these factors influence university development [32].…”

Expectations And Prospects For Professional And Personal Advancement Among Russian

“…In the modern world the individual is interested in achieving his/her own personal prosperity, based on the acquisition of skills essential for professional and personal advancement (Selyutin et al, 2016). The problems graduates from Russian higher educational institutions find in obtaining employment are made more acute by at least two factors.…”

Education And Quality Of Life: Domestic And International Experience

“…In two countries out of five (Russia and Britain), the level of education is significantly higher than the quality of life, and only China has the opposite situation. The reason for the absence of a simple relationship between the quality of education and the quality of life lies, in our opinion, in the different models of economic development of these countries, therefore it is not entirely correct to apply the existing methods of assessing the quality of life to countries and regions with different types of economy and levels of economic development (Selyutin et al, 2015(Selyutin et al, & 2016.…”