Praxeological component of higher education improvement based on the network interaction of universities with non-educational organizations

Changing requirements for Russian universities’ activities and outcomes have actualized the problem of increasing the value of the praxeological component of higher education. The article aims to solve this problem on the basis of a praxeological approach, using documentation and literature analysis, questionnaires, and surveys. The ratio of fundamental and praxeological components in higher education in historical retrospective and in modern universities is shown. The decrease in the level of the praxeological component is justified as an urgent problem of pedagogy and educational practice. The problem can be resolved by using an interdisciplinary approach comprising the knowledge of pedagogy, psychology, sociology, economics, and by improving the regulatory documentation, using the potential of network interaction between educational and non-educational organizations.