RESEARCH OF THE SIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL OF FORMATION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE POLICULATE REGION: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Journal Title: Збірник наукових праць «Педагогічні науки» - Year 2018, Vol 84, Issue 1
Abstract
The formation of the democratic foundations of Ukrainian statehood and development of civil society require adequate changes in educational work at school, and further development of Ukrainian society cannot take place successfully without the establishment of a mature civic attitude of the individual. Therefore, an important task of educating a nationally conscious youth, with patriotic attitude towards its people and state, a nationally identified person, is assigned to education. The problem of citizenship formation among high school students in the multicultural region is an adequate pedagogical reaction to such acute problems as interpersonal, intra-group and inter-ethnic conflicts, discrimination, and political and religious contradictions in the modern world. The development of this direction of modern pedagogical science and educational practice is determined by the very essence of the processes of democratization and humanization of social life, by the desire to create a society, where respect for the individual, the protection of the dignity and rights of each person are being cultivated. To identify the most significant features for a citizen, methodological tools were applied using system components which resulted in the following list of citizenship features: patriotism, tolerance, activity, and critical thinking. To identify the real state of formed citizenship features level among high school students in a multicultural region, we held a final stage of pedagogical research, which covered 433 high school students in Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Khmelnitsky regions. In carrying out the study on this issue, the lack of corresponding methods was revealed. Therefore, the author’s questionnaire “Diagnostics of the level of formed citizenship features among high school students” was developed for the study. According to the results of a survey among high school students, we identified the following. The “patriotism” feature has higher level indicators. Thus, high school students determine with greater confidence their knowledge of history, cultural heritage and state symbols of Ukraine, stand up for rights and dignity and help other people if they need it. In the meantime, only a few constantly communicate in Ukrainian. The “tolerance” feature is formed at the “middle level”. High school students are less confident, determining their knowledge of the culture and traditions of different nation representatives living in the region, they are not sure enough about how to prevent and resolve conflicts; they consider that national minority representatives have the right to communicate in their native language, but they themselves do not sufficiently develop their own national-cultural identity; they do not always establish constructive relationships with people through dialogue and not many of them have friends among other nationalities. But at the same time, they treat the traditions of all nationalities living in the country with great respect and perceive the opinion of other people, even if it differs from their personal one. The “activity” feature is also formed mainly at the “average” level. High school students are more confident in their knowledge of the rights and duties of a citizen, but at the same time they are less actively involved in school life and don’t organize their schoolmates to do useful things, don’t defend their rights actively and participate less in the activities of public organizations or volunteer actions. But at the same time, they convincingly express their own opinions and believe that everyone should be responsible for their words and deeds. The “critical thinking” feature is also formed mainly at the “average” level. So high school students express uncertainty in the analysis of socio-political processes in the region, the state and in the world, also while evaluating mass media information; they don’t have the skill to choose values and a way of life for themselves on the basis of critical analysis and they have poorly formed values of democracy, justice, equality and the rule of law. But at the same time, they can resist the immoral actions of individuals or society and tolerate people with different cultural identity. Also, most students make their own decisions in all life situations, admit their mistakes and correct them. According to the survey results, we stated that high school students have sufficient knowledge of the society and legal foundations of its functioning, but their participation in public life is situational. Thus, the content of modern education should be aimed at students’ acquiring the experience of civic actions and experiences, basic civic skills that will ensure the success of the realization of the individual’s interests in the political, legal, social, economic and cultural spheres of public life, as well as the formation of the emotional component of civic culture of the individual. In the practical solution of these problems, a significant role belongs to teachers.
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Н. М. Богомолова
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