Educational and scientific systems: theoretical concepts and practical implementation of the integration process

This article explores the idea of education and science as systems, describes the specifics of systematic methodological approach as the basis for the study of integration of scientific and educational spheres. The study of the subject as an integrated system involves the explanation of what constitutes its integral system of quality, properties and laws: on the one hand, the laws of external integration of parts into a whole (system formation); on the other hand, the internal laws of the structure, functioning and development of the whole; third, the laws of interaction with the living conditions in the surrounding reality. According to the theory of general forms of integration of science, education, considered separately from each other can be represented as a system, because they have a backbone connection, arranged to form a complete unity of laws, regularities, principles, requirements, both in one and in other spheres. It is also advisable to speak about integrative interaction of science with education through a systemic approach, which is understood as a specific internally unified educational position, which has deep roots in the systemic nature of human thinking and practice. System views meet contemporary qualitative analysis of the scientific-educational sphere. They reveal the regularities of their integrative interaction, build, systematise a complex picture of reality, play a leading role in the synthesis of scientific knowledge. The Russian education system is a large system and should be explored in terms of large systems, characterising its functionality, multi-elementionality, the subordination of certain historically-proven accurate strategies. As a general methodological approach to research practices is the idea that the social purpose of the educational system - the training of educated people, capable of reproduction and development of modern humanity in all its diversity of life.