The opinion of the students of colleges participating in the State Personal Vouchers experiment

Abstract

In 2003 and 2004, sociological polls were conducted among the students of colleges that were participants in the experiment on funding higher professional education with State Personal Vouchers. The article analyzes the results of these polls. They show that the attitude of the students is in general positive. Positive changes in their attitude in the course of the experiment are noted as well. After the introduction of the USE-SPV system, the educational mobility of the youth is largely determined by the individual capabilities of students and does not depend on social status, family income or the where the students are from. The SPV system makes higher education more accessible for students from the countryside, as compared to those from large cities.