Special Aspects of Motivating Young People to Learn: Redistribution of Demand from Higher to Secondary Vocational Education

Elena V. Lomteva – Leading Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Larisa Yu. BedarevaSenior Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The main factor influencing the professional personal identity of young people is the financial situation of their Households. Worsening financial situation of households forces a large part of 9th and 11th class graduates to continue their studies in the system of secondary vocational education (SVE) in order to quickly enter the labor market.

Key words: youth, motivating young people to learn, professional self-determination of young people, secondary vocational education, financial situation of families.

JEL-codes: D31.