Secondary special pedagogical education in the Komi ASSR in the mid-1950s - early 1960s (on the problem of the effectiveness of N.S. Khrushchev's education reform in the USSR)

The paper considers the influence of the process of education reform in the USSR on the system of secondary special pedagogical education, using the example of the Komi ASSR. The evolution of this system in the mid-1950s - early 1960s is revealed. The dynamics of the number of teacher training colleges, the number of students and graduates clearly demonstrate the results and consequences of the education reform for the system under study. The paper shows that, despite the negative impact of the reform on the system of secondary special pedagogical education, the Komi ASSR still managed to train a significant number of teaching staff for primary schools and kindergartens. According to the results of the reform, it is clear that in the considered sphere of secondary special pedagogical education, it did not bring the desired results, and the changes introduced during the reform were mostly canceled.