Spirituality of a Personality: Methodology, Theory and Practice

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Authors: L. B. Adaryukova

The article dwells upon important notions for the research of the problems of self-educational competence: self-studying, self-education and independent work. During the modernization of the Ukrainian educational system competences as a result of educational activity become of paramount importance. And of all the competences the competence of self-education is becoming very important in the context of lifelong learning. The article also suggests that for defining self-educational competence it is important to differentiate it from the related notions of self-studying, self-education and independent studying (work). The definitions of these terms by distinguished researchers are compared and on its basis it has been stated that self-education is a cognitive activity that is characterized by social, personal and professional functions. There has also been suggested a generalizing definition of the self-education of the future professional – it is an independently organized systematic cognitive activity aimed at achieving valid knowledge for improvement of general cultural and professional levels and at the meeting of social and cognitive demands, which is built on the basis of systematized studying forms but managed by the subject. As for the interrelation of the notions under question, the studying is an element of education, and similarly self-studying is the basis of self- education, as the skills built during self-studying allow a person to successfully self-educate. The independent work develops independence, which, in its turn, encourages the formation of readiness to self-studying. The analysis of these notion is the basis for further research of the questions of self-educational competence.

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Authors: N. O. Barvina

The article is devoted to the issue of the young people art-aesthetic needs formation by means of theatrical student studio. The definitions of the terms «surroundings», «art-aesthetic needs» and «theatrical studio» have been disclosed. A number of scientific studies of psychological and pedagogical direction connected with the research issue has been analyzed. The main research directions of the problems related to the different types of surroundings, as well as art-aesthetic education in the higher educational institutions have been considered. The aims and goals of the theatrical students’ studio activities have been defined. The studio principles have been figured out exactly and its functioning conditions have been developed. The theatre studio is considered as favorable surroundings for the students’ motivation to participate in different types of creative activity, for their art-aesthetic culture education, their art-aesthetic needs formation and potentials implementation.

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Authors: O. B. Blaha

In the article on the basis of historiosophical thinking an attempt has been made to analyze comprehensively the development of Ukrainian education and culture during the national liberation struggle. The study is based on the works of the then Ukrainian thinkers and founders of the Kyivv-Mohyla Academy, which allowed to determine the main factors of spiritual development and the formation of national identity in the system of education at that time..

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Authors: O. P. Bodik, L. D. Rybalka

The article substantiates the importance of introducing courses of spiritual and moral direction in the general educational institutions of the Donetsk region to ensure the spiritual security of the children and pupils of the region; the factors that prevent implementation of the above mentioned courses are singled out; the possibilities of overcoming the deficit of pedagogical cadres through training courses for teachers of Christian ethics in the system of continuous professional education are analyzed.

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Authors: L. L. Butenko

The article describes the essential characteristics of spirituality and technological development as the phenomena of modern socio-humanitarian knowledge in the context of general tendencies for the complexity of the socio-cultural development of both the personality and the society, the practices of the consumer society and informatization of all spheres of human life. The features of interaction of both technologization and spirituality as the characteristics of socio-cultural sphere, the necessity of their complementarity in the process of future teachers’ and scientific-pedagogical instructors’ and teachers’ professional training are presented. The main directions of the methodologization of future teachers’ training in the context of the unity of spirituality and technology, the peculiarities of development of the content of pedagogical education in the aspect of anthropological, subjective and cultural approaches, and the improvement of the technological aspects of the methodologization of pedagogical education are characterized.

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Authors: O. V. Verbovskiy

The article describes historical and pedagogical analysis of motherland defender image problem in art. Motherland defender generalized Image in different historical epochs is defined. The article studies the possibility of using motherland defender hero image in the process of military and patriotic upbringing. It analyzes pedagogical method use in the process military and patriotic upbringing.

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Authors: V. V. Dyomina

The theoretical aspects of the problem of education of spiritual values of the future teachers of foreign languages are disclosed in the context of dialogue of cultures as a process of the organized and purposeful influence on the intellectual and spiritual and -moral spheres of the personality, that is the kernel of his inner world and results in forming of spiritual and moral values and riches of spiritual necessities. The author ground the use of spiritual values in the process of spiritual and moral education of the future teachers in accordance with the spiritual necessities (value orientations) of students, which supposes the unity of personality perfection and forms of pedagogical collaboration.

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Authors: O. B. Kafarska

The article examines the subject of historiosophy of the Ukrainian education as a science that studied world and human society in its entirety spiritual, intellectual, moral and ethical components. It is proved that the subject of study of historiosophy of the education in Ukraine is establishment and development of human world, its spiritual and moral qualities in the process of pedagogical influence of family, public and educational institutions.

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Authors: S. V. Konovets

The article deals with issues related to the spiritual and aesthetic influence of fine arts on the formation of each rising personality in modern domestic pedagogical theory and practice. The author of the article substantiates the topicality of application of such methods of influence of art works on the efficiency of aesthetic culture and spiritual personality formation as acquaintance, perception and evaluation, and the using of the various forms for optimal implementation of this process are based.

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Authors: Yu. D. Martsinishyn, V. A. Kostyhin

The article presents some results of theoretical constructions on the philosophical definition of life and the results of practical studies on the investigation of the influence of pH and oxidative-reductive potential on the state of homeostasis of the internal environment of a living organism. Some practical recommendations on the issues of rational human nutrition, restoring health and reducing biological age (rejuvenation) have been developed.

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Authors: М. V. Ohanian

In the article the author reveals the importance of legal training of student youth as an effective factor of forming their civicism. The structure and content of the concept «civicism» are characterized. The modern conceptions of solving the problem of educating a citizen-patriot are analysed, among which the idea of legal training of students occupies the main place. The author determines the case method and characterizes it as an effective one for achieving the goal.

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Authors: V. V. Perevozniuk

Events that occur nowadays in Ukraine show, that humanity is losing a lot due to underestimation of youth education problems, formation of value system, moral and aesthetic ideals. According to G. Shevchenko, «the beginning of the 21st century was marked by one of the worst crisis in the world, which philosophers name as antropological crisis, that demonstrates destruction of human in man» [1, p. 288]. Modern world system is focused at the economic development and economic systems, and as a result they emphasize production, consumption, materializm, place in the labor market and economical development, while the very culture should play the main role, but an understanding of spirituality are to be forming at the base of experience, accumulated by mankind. Modern society structural and fundamental transformations demand clear and undertandable actions concerning the changing the model of human behavior. Spirituality is the most important factor of economic life and foundation of the society with a new human consciousness. The harmonious ratio of spiritual and economic is the condition for overcoming the current global crisis.

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Authors: I. O. Safonova

The article highlights the essence of humanitarity as the dominant principle of pedagogical education. The author is of the opinion, that the principle of humanitarity in education gives the right to plurality, variability and uniqueness; presupposes freedom, creativity and dialogue; gives the possibility of interpretation of meanings and values and is determined by the integrity of cognition and understanding of the world and human in this world. The author attracts attention to the fact that it is extremely necessary not only to «equip» the student with knowledge, but also to teach him to think, because thinking is a living truth. For this reason, pedagogical practice should be aimed at «knowledge with meaning», and the goal of education should be the knowledge of the mind.

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Authors: O. O. Svitlichna

The author of the article examines the problem of meaning of life and happiness in the context of spiritual values of student youth. The characteristics of the concepts «meaning of life» and «happiness» in various aspects is given. Particular attention is paid to the value sphere of student youth. It is emphasized that the teaching and educational process should be aimed at acquiring moral and spiritual values and ideals which help student youth form the true meaning of life.

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Authors: A. Y. Skyrda

The article deals with the problems related to the curriculum and programs for gifted youth. It emphasizes the importance of appropriately differentiated curriculum, programs, guidelines, materials and process evaluation. Differentiation is discussed in the context of opportunities and acceleration learning groups as a major policy for gifted student. A basic curriculum can be offered, which is an advanced, in-depth, comprehensive, creative or complex one. There is a variety of ways that teachers can use in the development of advanced talents of students. Harmonization of standards content is also offered as a way to promote the combination of the general reform of the curriculum. The article examines the idea of an optimal coordination between students and the system of course selection. It describes the advanced resources, including technologies for education of gifted students. In particular, the article outlines the educational methods, especially the techniques for problem-based learning and teaching through questions. The article ends with an emphasis on the need to improve the quality of students' tuition and cooperation of parents and schools in promoting the development of talent.

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Authors: А. К. Solodka, А. V. Оsiptsov

The article highlights the spiritual component of individual socio-cultural identity in modern world. The solution of these issues is seen in overcoming the society’s spiritual crisis caused by the loss of the semantic bases of cultures. Anthropological strategies of the «necessity of self» in the field of «open culture» and the factors of continuity of personal experience in culture are applied. A number of theoretical premises for the psychological and pedagogical study of the regularities in the formation of the spiritual context of socio-cultural identity of the individual are systematized.

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Authors: L. Yu. Sultanova

The process of policultural education developing in Western European countries (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Federal Republic of Germany and The Republic of France) is being analyzed in the article. The influence of migration on policultural education developing is being justified. The aspects of migrants’ integration are being lay out. The stages of policultural education development in selected countries are being defined. The general backgrounds of policultural education developing in Western European countries and the distinctions in the implementation of the integration process are being examined.

330-335

Authors: I. K. Unhurian

The article presents the essential characteristics of the concept of «humane relationship» in the basic regulations governing documents. Analysis of structural components humane relationship of teacher and students is given. The author notes that the level of development of human relations between teacher and pupil is set according to certain criteria and behavioral indicators. Also the process of forming reasonably humane conditions of relations in the context of educational reform, in particular the construction of the educational process on the principles of humanism and democracy education and human relations, including the basic principles of pedagogy partnership.

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Authors: I. M. Yankovska

In this article the problem of increasing requirements to professional training of future primary school teachers in higher pedagogical educational institutions is considered. The author addresses the question of revising the content and organization of pedagogical and art education for teacher training, so teachers will be able to actualize the cultural content of education and implement the corresponding function in the pedagogical practice.