Social Prestige of a Scientific and Pedagogical Specialists in Russia and Europe: Paradoxes of Subjective Perception of the Profession

The article presents an assessment of the level social prestige academic profession in Russia and European countries. In literature a thesis about crisis prevail. empirical part study is based on results in-depth interviews with staff Europe (45 informants, 2016–2019) (120 2019–2021). Informants from universities note high profession, but aslo point out its decrease end 20th to beginning 21st century. One reasons ignorance society professional activities scientific pedagogical workers their official duties, which are much broader than transfer knowledge students. addition, socio-economic factors, insufficient funding for higher education, multitasking multidisciplinary functions workers, consumer attitude students educational process were named as decline prestige. opposite foreign colleagues, Russian informants has noted increase recent years. At same time, this trend does not apply all staff, only those who meet qualification requirements. positive respectful perception both by general public environment.