Spirituality of a Personality: Methodology, Theory and Practice

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Authors: Ernst Wagner (Translated by Louisa Sцllner)

Is «arts education» a global concept that is conceived (and perhaps even appreciated) on a basis of comparable terms in diverse regions of the world? Is there a globally aligned actor (such as for instance UNESCO), an institution that represents and promotes such a concept? Is there a framework through which we can describe this kind of arts education, for instance with respect to specific practices or specific theories which underlie the concept? Are there approaches and traditions that are, by contrast, not accommodated by global concepts? Are there practices and theories that are marginalized or suppressed through hegemonizing conceptualizations (as they are disseminated though the effects of globalization)? Is it possible to identify anthropological structural commonalities within the diversity of practices? Or do all these practices elude a comparative approach? Key words: globalization, local concepts, arts education approaches, narratives, education for sustainable development.

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Authors: V.V. Vdovchenko, Y.А. Antonovych

The features of spiritual cognation of Ukrainian and Chinese national traditions in psychology of artistically-project creation of indo- european world philosophical-view culture are first examined in the article. The described ethnic student's succession in the Ukrainian artistically- project culture on the example of the folk master is argued Е Bylokur (after an epistolary legacy and artistic creation Е. Bylokur – from khudozhestvenno-estetycheskogo perception of the world and spiritual tutorship of Т. Shevchenko), and also in the Chinese artistically-project culture of masters of poetry and painting of Van Veya and Le Bo – from the studies of daosyzma and Chinese buddhism about harmony of personality development of painter and poet on the way of returning to Nature and understanding of laws of Universe. Artistically-project and research creation of Ukrainian folk master Е. Bylokur is described not only as variety of unsurpassed images of floral compositions, landscape and portraits, but also as original artistically-project Ukrainian school of development of method of careful study of objects of image: colors – as by a natural scientist; harmonious environment with landscape – as by a landscape-painter; emotional sincerity in pictures – as by master of psychological portrait; world emotionally-view bases of creation of Т. Shevchenko – as by an art critic. The sources of Ukrainian national school of psychology of artistically- project creation are first reflected. Keywords: spiritual cognation, indo-european world philosophical- view culture, artistically-project culture, Ukrainian and Chinese national traditions, visual and verbal appearances, psychology of artistically-project creation, Ukrainian national school of psychology of artistically-project creation, Т. Shevchenko, Е. Bylokur, Vey Van, Le Bo.

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Authors: V.І. Kafarsky

The power of the spirit – a phenomenon that magnetized the best minds for several millennia. Nowadays, the science and the religion come close to understanding of this phenomenon: the spirit, soul, body, conscious and subconscious are reflected not only in religious teachings, literature, philosophy, psychology and medicine, but also in quantum physics and other seemingly far from the sciences of human nature. All have a common basis and all converge in the man. So this historiosophical study aims to at least partially reflect on what is in each of us, seemingly needs no explanation, and at the same time does not himself know at our practical reason, morality and faith. If we add that the man of the XXI century came close to the new essential changes of their physical and spiritual body, it becomes clear the weight of research on this subject. Key words: fortitude, will power, physical and spiritual possibilities of the man, the spiritual gifts (talents rights).

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Authors: V.М. Makhinov

The article considers the problem of determining the role of sociocultural factors in shaping the language of future teachers by means of professional communication. Theoretically substantiated the role and importance of professional communication when learning a foreign language as a system of knowledge, abilities and skills, contributing to the development of socio-cultural competence of students, the formation of a worldview, morality, and behavior, are prepared for life in a multicultural society. Key words: socio-cultural factors, linguistic personality, professional communication, socio-cultural component of the training content, mipramine the nature of the educational process, communicative competence, intercultural communication.

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Authors: M.V. Nabok

The article substantiates the dominant role of morality in professional management and necessity to follow moral norms by managers in the institutions, organizations and society. It was established that ignoring the demands as for morality in the management activities in management inevitably leads to social protest. Keywords: ethics, management, social value and society, protest.

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Authors: E.А. Pomytkin

The analysis of the basic going near understanding of the phenomena of spirituality and spiritual development of man is carried out, psychological model of development of spiritual potential of personality, that allows to examine this process in unity of internal transformations (valued- semantic, intellectual, emotional) are presented. Separate attention to the features of development of consciousness and valued orientation of personality, and also spectrum of emotions and feelings accompanying the process of development of spiritual potential of man is spared. Keywords: spirituality, spiritual potential of personality, spiritual development, psychological mechanisms, motivation, emotions and sense, vital trajectory of personality.

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Authors: M.V. Roganova

The article analyzes the new demands facing teachers of higher educational establishments that motivate teachers curators to constant self- development and self-improvement, reveals the basic functions of the teacher-student group curator for the realization of the goals of education, shows its role in the whole educational process, makes demands on the his spiritual world. Keywords: educational process, the activity of the teacher-curator, educator, curator function, spiritual culture of teacher of higher educational establishments.

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Authors: John W. Fisher

Motivation to inquire into the nature of spirituality and its relationship to health, especially in education, came from the 1994 Australian curriculum statements at national and state level. The emergent model of spiritual health and well-being posits four domains in which the quality of relationships reflects the underlying spiritual health and well- being of an individual. These relationships are with oneself, with others, with the environment and/or with God. On presentation of this research, people do not question relationships with self, others and nature as having a genuine place in studies of spiritual health and well-being. It is always the God-factor which provokes discussion. There has been considerable debate in the literature over the nexus between spirituality and religion. It is assumed that religions offer some avenue for developing relationships with a Transcendent Other, most often called God, at least at a theoretical level. In practice, human agencies can block formation of such a relationship or usurp adherents’ energy by focussing on interpersonal relationships, to the detriment of that with the Transcendent. My research focuses on relationships, which release people to reach their potential, rather than religions, which are human constructs that can restrict people’s full development. The most contentious issue in discussions over spiritual well-being relates to the question of a Transcendent Other (God) having influence over humans. World-views and opinions are many, but empirical studies are few. Research needs to focus clearly on this point. My Spiritual Health And Life- Orientation Measure (SHALOM) has been used extensively to assess four domains of spiritual well-being in education, health and community, including religious, settings. This presentation will provide evidence from a variety of sources to answer the question, ‘How important is relating with God for spiritual well-being?’ Key words God, spiritual well-being, SHALOM, assessment, dissonance, spiritual harmony

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Authors: Galyna P. Shevchenko

The inner world of a personality consists of the mosaic picture of its spiritual values (intellectual, moral, aesthetic, religious ones). Spirituality dominant is the system of moral qualities defining spiritual and moral orientation of the personality. The prevailing moral qualities defining the spirituality of the personality are conscience, honesty, responsibility, kindness, forgiveness, mercy and love. To create oneself means to have as the basis the feeling of love to oneself, humans in general. This feeling protects you from evil, loneliness, irritation, envy and betrayal. Taking into consideration the importance of spirituality in the moral development of personality we have developed a special course “Spiritual and Moral Upbringing of a Personality” for the students and master course students of pedagogical specialties. Its main goal is to form humanistic relation of future school and high school teachers to person as the highest value of life, to develop the qualities of mercy, kindness, spiritual beauty, strict keeping to moral principles, norms and rules of human life activity, and the ability of bringing other people to higher moral level. The course includes several blocks: spiritual and moral human nature; spiritual orientation of human life; moral feelings; types of moral feelings; moral priorities in life; cornerstone of Christian ethics; spiritual and moral ideals. While conducting classes we use a complex of diverse techniques directed on revival of each student’s emotional and aesthetic and deeply moral emotions, which are the basis of moral knowledge and emotional memory durability. A special place among spiritual and moral upbringing techniques belongs to the use of different arts in which the poetic image of morality is concentrated. In addition, the last gets values and meanings significance for the personality becomes the spiritual and moral ideal. These techniques include: student presentations on any of the moral qualities represented in literature, painting, music; editing videos from feature films in which the highest moral values can be found; using parables, stories, tales that «revive the heart and stir up spirit»; listening to music works and finding works of other arts (painting, literature) that reveal the struggle of good and evil; diving into the world of moral feelings (love, mercy, forgiveness and conscience) when dealing with abstracts from feature films and literature; using reflexive technologies: “If I were…” (to identify yourself in image-bearing form with any of nature phenomena); spiritual and moral exercises “Letter from the Future”; spiritual and moral self- perception, perception of personal “I”: “What I am Like and What I’d Like to Become”; unfinished sentences, unfinished story; spiritual and moral analysis of feature text; commenting on the quotes of famous scientists, writers; the complex of personality “diving” techniques into the world of moral emotions represented in arts; different means of dialogue communication with spiritual and moral values. Keywords: Spirituality, spiritual and moral education, spiritual and moral ideal, spiritual values, moral experiences, spiritual and moral orientation, arts, complex of arts, personality development, special course.