Problems of staffing parish schools and literacy schools of the Tambov diocese in 1884–1894

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to study the process of providing parish schools and literacy schools of the Tambov diocese in the period 1884–1894 with teaching staff and identify the key features of this activity. Attention is primarily paid to the financial provision of law teachers and teachers, their professional level, as well as to the issue of training teaching staff for a growing number of church schools. The empirical material for the article is presented in the accounting documentation and journalism of the period under study. The relevance of the research is determined by the need to find ways to resolve the issues raised at the next stages of the development of church and school affairs in the Tambov diocese (1895–1917). In addition, the process of understanding the problems that had to be faced during the formation of the church system of primary public education is a significant example, including at the present stage. By using the principles of historicism and objectivity, the emergence and dynamics of the development of historical events in specific conditions are studied; The use of causal analysis allows you to point out certain factors that influenced these events. The author identifies and characterizes the most significant problems of staffing church schools in the Tambov diocese. This led to the conclusion that for the further stable and dynamic development of church primary public education, it is necessary to significantly increase the financial support of the entire system as a whole and teachers' salaries in particular, increase the educational level of teachers, create their own training centers, as well as solve a number of related issues. The results of the study, given by the example of a specific region, can be applied for a comparative analysis of the situation in other dioceses and for the further development of the selected topics.