Analysis of life plans and emigration intentions of pupils and students of border regions of the South of Ukraine (experience of empirical sociological research)

¹ South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky, 26 Staroportofrankovskaya Str., Odessa, 65020, Ukraine
² Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, 54 Gagarin Ave., Kryvyi Rih, 50086, Ukraine
³ dessa National Polytechnic University, 4 Shevchenko Ave., Odessa, 65044, Ukraine
⁴ Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, 10 68 Marines Str., Mykolaiv, 54003, Ukraine

^* e-mail: helenloveodessa@gmail.com
^** e-mail: lvkalashnikova198@gmail.com
^*** e-mail: nikonnataliy@ukr.net
^**** e-mail: chornav2008@gmail.com

Abstract

Educational emigration of young people is today one of the most pressing topics, taking into account the place and role of this socio-demographic group in the processes of economic and socio-cultural reproduction of society. In order to clarify the scale and nature of migration sentiments in the field of education, the life plans of young people, the authors of the article within the framework of the grant project “Common Language: public dialogue on the Law of Ukraine “On Education” in the Odessa region” conducted two empirical sociological research: 1) a formalized interview of students, students and their parents; 2) in-depth interviews with representatives of local authorities and self-government bodies, heads of schools and other educational institutions, school teachers, pupils, their parents, students, representatives of public organizations, ethnic communities, employers and representatives of local political parties. Despite the prevailing migration sentiments among some of the respondents, most of them associate their future with Ukraine. The mood for educational emigration is most pronounced among student youth, this is due to the fact that getting an education in foreign countries facilitates the possibility of their employment, including on the international labor market. The authors emphasize the importance of further scientific understanding of topical problems associated with the implementation of educational reform in Ukraine, which has hidden the development of transnational curricula.