EDUCATION – QUALITY OF LIFE RELATIONSHIP: SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Stela MILICENCO, Moldova State University
Аннотация
Education in the context of contemporary society has essential functions in acquiring knowledge, the formation
of competences needed to prepare young people for professional activity, etc. The correlation between the education
system and other elements of the social system is based on a combination of interdisciplinary dimensions from the
fields of sociology, pedagogy, economics, psychology, all of which are focused on ensuring quality of life for every
citizen. In this regard, the paper „Education – Quality of Life Relationship: Sociological Approachˮ addresses the
issue of theorizing and monitoring education as an important constituent of life quality. The idea that quality attests
to the development of education as a competitive and responsive social system is advanced. The role of education
system within the social system is revealed and sociological tools of evaluation of the educational system in the context of research on the quality of life dimension are analyzed.
Keywords: education system, education, quality of life, monitoring tools, indicators, competences, survey, survey,
research.
