Published: 15 May 2016
Subject. The subject of the article is the public-private partnership development in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to study the practice of the Sverdlovsk region in developing the public-private partnership in the field of education, to identify the problems and solutions to them. Methodology and methods. The research methodology is based on the principles of activity approach to public-private partnerships in the field of education. The activity approach allows identifying the key components and activity trends of public authorities in public-private partnership development in the field of education, revealing problems, causes and factors of their arising so that to offer the optimal solutions. In the research, such methods as process description, analysis, synthesis, official documents analysis, expert interviews and statistical data analysis have been used. Results. The legal framework of public-private partnership in the field of education and the practice of public-private partnership in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region have been studied; following the expert interview findings the expert evaluation of the public-private partnership development in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region has been provided; the main problems of public-private partnership development in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region have been revealed; ways to improve the public-private partnership in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region are given. Scope of results. The study findings can be applied in the activity of public bodies of the RF subjects to improve the practice of public-private partnerships in the field of education. Scientific novelty. The estimates of the practice of public-private partnership in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region are obtained; the facts and conditions of public-private partnership projects in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region are studied, the problems of public-private partnership in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region are identified; practical recommendations for improving public-private partnership in the field of education in the Sverdlovsk region are developed.