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LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS IN RUSSIA: LIMITED POSSIBILITIES OR

POSSIBLE LIMITS? Serge Vinkov

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Theoretical Foundations

(Nelson R. and S. Winter (1982). An Evolutionary Theory of Economic change. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Masachusetts. )

Joseph Schumpeter’s view: Innovations are at heart of economic progress

Three types of innovation-decisions: Optional, Collective, Authority

(Rogers, Everett M. (2003). Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition (Kindle Locations 3354-3361). Free Press. Kindle Edition.:)

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Rogers’s approachFive stages of the adoption process

Stage Definition

KnowledgeThe individual is first exposed to an innovation, but lacks information about the innovation. During this stage the individual has not yet been inspired to find out more information about the innovation.

Persuasion The individual is interested in the innovation and actively seeks related information/details.

Decision

The individual takes the concept of the change and weighs the advantages/disadvantages of using the innovation and decides whether to adopt or reject the innovation. Due to the individualistic nature of this stage, Rogers notes that it is the most difficult stage on which to acquire empirical evidence.[11]

ImplementationThe individual employs the innovation to a varying degree depending on the situation. During this stage the individual also determines the usefulness of the innovation and may search for further information about it.

ConfirmationThe individual finalizes his/her decision to continue using the innovation. This stage is both intrapersonal (may cause cognitive dissonance) and interpersonal, confirmation the group has made the right decision.

Data provided by: http://su0.ru/E4VO

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Definitions

Letter No. 16/135V of the Innovational Council of the Chairman of the Ministers Council of RSFSR of May 14, 1991: “An activity is innovative (introductory) if it creates and uses intellectual product, leads new and original ideas to their implementation as a ready product on the market.”

(Measuring Innovations in Education, OECD (2013) // URL: http://www.oecd.org/education/measuring-innovation-in-education.htm )Innovations identify changes in the qualities and characteristics of product efficiency as a whole and changes in the components of such product which increase its efficiency, including the nature of services it supports.

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Two Laws

Full text in English http://su0.ru/Ixdi

Dneprov Eduard

Law of the Russian Federation No. 3266-1 of July 10, 1992

Summary in English: http://su0.ru/D4tcFull text in Russian: http://su0.ru/BRju

Livanov Dmitry

Federal Law on Education in Russian Federation No. 273-FZ of December 29, 2012 

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20 ArticleExperimental and innovative activity in the sphere of education

3. Innovation activity is focused on the improvement of research and teaching, teaching and methodological, organizational, legal, financial and economic, personnel, material and technical support of the education system and is implemented in the form of realization of innovative projects and programs of organizations engaged in educational activities, and other organizations related to education, and their branches. When implementing an innovative project or a program, the rights and legitimate interests of the participants of educational relations must be ensures, as well as giving and receiving education, the level and quality of which can not be lower than those set by the federal state educational standards and federal government requirements, educational standards.

4. In order to create conditions for the realization of innovative projects and programs that are essential to ensure the development of the education system, organizations referred to in paragraph 3 of this article and implementing these innovative projects and programs are considered federal or regional innovation platforms and constitute innovation infrastructure in the system of education. The order of formation and functioning of innovation infrastructure in the education system (including procedures to give an organization the status of a federal innovation platform), the list of federal innovation platforms are established by the federal executive authority performing the functions of developing public policy and legal regulation in the sphere of education. The procedure to give organizations referred to in paragraph 3 hereof te status of regional innovation platforms is set by the public authorities of the Russian Federation.

5. Within the framework of their powers, the federal government agencies and public authorities of the Russian Federation exercising governance in the education sector create conditions for the implementation of innovative educational projects, programs and putting their results into practice.

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Conclusions

•Innovations is a strategic object of governance in Russian education

•The volume of statutory involvement in education is increasing

•The quest for innovations goes along with history reevaluation

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