Within the context of transformations in society and the challenges of new development, teachers
experience changes in their perception of education values. The aim of the research reported here
was to identify key perceptions of teachers in the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia) in respect of social
and professional values, at various levels of teaching experience. The research used axiological and
competence-based approaches as a firm basis for reaching agreement on teachers’ specific values.
This paper discusses the results from a comparative analysis of Russian teachers with up to 5 years,
6-20 years and more than 20 years teaching experience. The analysis makes it possible to define
some directions for the training and retraining of highly qualified teachers to help them understand
the importance of these qualities and values.
Keyword(s) : civil values
Civil Russian identity of high school students in the context of value self-identity
The author’s position about formation of the Russian civil identity of school students in the context of valuable self-determination of the personality is presented in the article. The school student self-determines in civil, social, patriotic, spiritual and moral, cultural and historical values which act as an axiological basis of the Russian civil identity of seniors. The author discloses pedagogical conditions in which the value focusing activity of school students takes place, their axiological activity occurs, an axiological self-determination as a citizen happens.