Project-Based Approach in Implementing Relevant Educational Models in the Republic of Altai (Exemplified by the Regional Technology Park Quantorium-04)

Problem and purpose The article is devoted to the problem of developing the system of additional education for talented and science-oriented children and youth in our country. The purpose of the work is to determine the features of the model of continuing education that uses the idea of a project approach and underlies the creation of the federal network of children’s technoparks «Quantorium». Introduction At the beginning of the work, the authors give a retrospective overview of the concepts being the structural basis for the appearance of the term «children’s technopark». Based on the results of the analyses of numerous sources, the goals and objectives of the system of additional education being created on the territory of Russia, implemented in the form of a network ‘Quantorium.’ The connection between the created children’s technoparks and the implementation of the national project «Education» is emphasized. Materials and Methods A wide range of educational trajectories (directions) implemented federal network of ‘Quantoriums,’ some of which are presented in the «Quantorium-04» educational model, is given as one of the structural positions of the methodological base, the studied system of additional education. In the process of analysis, the authors use modern educational technologies used in various educational systems as patterns for conducting a comparative analysis of already proven educational concepts and approaches that underlie the newly created model of additional education. Results In this section, the authors analyze the structure of external and internal (inter-quantum) connections of the educational model ‘Quantorium-04,’ as well as the role and characteristics of the staff who are called to implement this educational model into reality. The main part of the section is devoted to the analysis of factors that, according to the authors, should be paid special attention to. We are talking about the so-called points of instability (bifurcation) of the educational model under study. As such special points, two aspects of the personnel problem are noted, two aspects associated with the complexity of the equipment used in the educational process and elements of structural and organizational feedback on the quality indicators of the educational process. Along with analytical calculations, concrete steps are proposed that could minimize the risks of problem situations and would increase the effectiveness of the educational process. Discussion In this section, as a hypothesis under discussion, it is proposed to consider a number of measures and technological methods that make it possible to optimize and make more stable the model of continuing education used not only in the Altai Republic, but also in other regional educational subsystems. In conclusion it is noted that the project approach, in particular, and the model of additional education implemented by the federal network of children’s technoparks «Quantorium», in general, is consistent with the goals and objectives of the system of additional education for youth and schoolchildren, designed to educate future engineers and scientists, who shape the basic level from which the revival of the prestige of engineering and scientific professions will begin.