PECULIARITIES OF ECONOMIC SOCIALIZATION OF SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RUSSIA AND CHINA

Abstract

Different countries have started to recognize the importance of economic socialization of youth. The article describes how Russia and China at the state level encourage school students to be economically socialized. The article describes peculiarities of economic socialization of school students in Russia and China.

The attention is paid to secondary schools in both countries which play a great role in economic socialization of school students. The article highlights the common features and differences of the economic socialization of school students in Russia and in China. It is shown that the common features of this kind of socialization in both countries are the following. Russia and China respect the importance of economic socialization of school students. They introduce a variety of measures into real life: organize special entrepreneurial theoretical trainings in schools, deliver lectures, workshops, discuss money and financial issues. As for the differences, they are as follows. In Russia school students are more theoretically oriented in terms of economics and entrepreneurship. Chinese school students have more practical training because most of schools in China have mini-enterprises in forms of farms, restaurants and etc. In other words, school students obtain practical knowledge and skills of economics on the business sites.