Education and science: Experience and search for interaction

This article describes the current state and challenges of interaction between education and science in the context of the ongoing scientific-technological revolution (Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0). The author identifies the conditions and factors limiting the impact of education and science on those processes in the Russian society that influence the achievement of both scientific and educational goals; characterizes the impact of science on the learning process, efficiency of this impact forms and types; refers to statistical and sociological data to explain the contradiction between goals and purposes of education and science and their practical implementation; makes the conclusion that education and science are at a crossroads in their interaction due to both indirect and real reasons. Based on his own experience, the author mentions current and potential measures for improving the management of education and science in terms of their mutual enrichment and improvement. Finally, the author describes the specific interaction between sociological education and sociological science.