ON THE INFLUENCE OF HYGIENIC STANDARDS UPON THE CURRICULUM OF RUSSIAN SCHOOLS

Abstract

The article reveals the influence of hygienic standards, which determine the maximum volume of teaching load, on the formation of Russian school curricula. The author presented results of a retrospective analysis of the dynamics of the indicator of the maximum permissible volume of educational workload for schoolchildren for 1966–2023. The article shows instability and significant fluctuations in the values of this indicator. The author introduces a concept of “curriculum capacity,” which is understood as the maximum allowable amount of instructional time for studying all school subjects during a certain academic period. Hygienic standards of teaching load influence both the selection of educational content at school and the distribution of educational time between school subjects.