Abstract:

In this paper we present the resources and opportunities of educational system, which promote development, international understanding and cross-cultural communication between cultures and nations of the Krasnoyarsk territory. Trend analysis in terms of poly-cultural development in the RF education and approaches with focus on formation and assessment of tolerance level at various levels has been made. In the paper we also describe the effective models of interaction based on effective E-PLATFORM LONGLIFE LEARNING [1]. The results of the study undertaken in the context of implementation of the project №16-16-24005 ‘Development of education and research center in the Krasnoyarsk Region by means of an electronic platform of long-life learning (PL2S)’ [2] are presented in the paper.

One of the focal points of the modern-day educational system is to organize the curriculum aimed at developing in the next generation of professionals tolerance when interacting in multicultural, multi-confessional and poly- social environment. This challenge is the most relevant for such diversenation regions like Krasnoyarsk Krai, with the population of 2.8 mln people of 159 nations and nationalities, when the total number of nationalities living on the RF territories is about 190.

The educational process in multicultural environment is based on general pedagogical principles: upbringing human dignity and high morale, acceptance attitude, involvement and collaboration in multinational groups, claiming and awareness of joint responsibility for positive nature of interpersonal and international communication.

The principles which are paramount for forming and developing tolerance through education in polycultural space are: subject-object interrelationship, collaborative experience of educational events, involvement and poly-cultural dialogue.

In the framework of the project implementation powered by the RHSF [2] a pilot investigation was performed [3] for assessment of tolerance level among students of various educational level institutions of Krasnoyarsk Krai (primary, secondary and vocational schools and Higher Educational Schools). The findings of the investigations show that the students of Krasnoyarsk Krai and Krasnoyarsk itself demonstrate high level of tolerance whereas the youth of the principle city of the region demonstrated just an average level of tolerance.

The findings of the investigation are used to support and for further development of tolerance culture of the population of Krasnoyarsk Krai by means of E-PLATFORM LONGLIFE LEARNING, strengthening effective interaction between students on the basis of principles of collaboration in multicultural space of the Siberian region.

References:
[1] E-Platform of long life learning. RHSF-PL2S.SFU-KRAS.RU
[2] The project powered by the Russian Humanitarian Science Foundation (RHSF)." It is Siberia and the Arctic Ocean that will give the might to the Russian state”: “The Development of education and research center in the Krasnoyarsk Region by means of an electronic platform of longlife learning (PL2S) to support the development of human capital of Krasnoyarsk Region".
[3] Smolyaninova O., Bezyzvestnykh E. THE MODEL OF MIGRATION’S INTEGRATION IN SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF SIBERIAN REGION BY MEANS ELECTRONIC LEFILONG LEARNING EDUCATION. Proceedings of ICERI2016 Conference 14th-16th November 2016, Seville, Spain. PP. 1489-1494.

Keywords:

E-platform, Tolerance, Lifelong Learning, Multicultural Education, Ethnic Identity.