Judgment of idea of elitism in a context of historical development of domestic system of design education
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The article discusses the stages of formation of elite education of designers in Russia. The work is based on the materials XVIII–XXI of centuries. The design elite is regarded as a group of specialists which possess specific personal features and professional skills doing them by best, «the ones» in the professional circle of designers. In a broader sense, this concept represents the most active and capable part of designers defining its development and prosperity and which sets the samples, the highest levels of professional activity in society. Formation and development of modern design elite is approached as difficult, inconsistent, somewhat, painful, but as a whole the positive process being one of the necessary conditions of further development of profession. Creation in the society of favorable conditions for education and activity of professional elite of design acts as a factor of its own dynamics. Thus, education of professional elite is the task for the current system of continuous design education. The article traces the stages of formation of domestic elite education of designers. The conclusion about the need to revive the elite schools of design is drawn.
Keywords:
elite education, design elite, elite design education, formation stages
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