Spirituality of a Personality: Methodology, Theory and Practice

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Authors: V. M. Alfimov

The article reveals the experience of the lyceum at Donetsk National University on the upbringing of the student’s cultural personality. Special attention of pedagogical science to education of cultural personality through its impact on the social structure, dynamics and motivation of social behaviour of people is emphasized. One of the conditions for the effective upbringing of a cultural personality is organization of cultural practices that are integrative in content and are aimed at the holistic development of the individual. Cultural practice changes reality, including the person and the society. Cultural practice allows a person to socialize, that is, to accumulate the necessary social experience. The use of cultural practices in order to educate the cultural personality of the lyceum student at the Lyceum at Donetsk National University, which was ahead of the mass practice of teaching and educating high school students in the 90s of the twentieth century, are analysed. Cultural practices form a tolerant, self-actualizing, self-sufficient personality with self-esteem, a high level of moral stamina. The club forms of education of the high school student’s personality are analysed: the club “Intelligent”, the international club “Blue Bird”, the Euroclub “Polyglot”. The club “Intellectual” was the meeting place of the lyceum students with outstanding people of our time – the heroes of Ukraine – famous scientists, doctors, representatives of business, art, sportsmen. The Blue Bird Club united the creative youth of the lyceum, who wrote poems, prose, staged performances, held exhibitions of their own drawings and paintings. The Polyglot Euroclub provided an opportunity for lyceum students to study 20 languages, conducted a regional polyglot tournament, published the Polyglot internet newspaper, and organized participation of lyceum students in the science-art-education international project.

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Authors: L. I. Berezovska

The article deals with the communicative culture as a component of professional competence of future social worker. It is emphasized that level of speech culture of a person depends on level of formation of general culture, which contributes to the increase of intellectual, ideological, spiritual and moral development of individual. The process of mastering the language and its culture is related with acquisition of skills to speak and write correctly, to express own opinions clearly, to actively use of language knowledge, to use them competently and correctly in future professional activities. Perfect language proficiency is an important component of overall culture of individual; it contributes to professional preparation for future professional activities. The complexity of the process of communication is that the social worker communicates with people of different social status, and therefore requires a special, individual approach. An important condition of a culture of social worker communication is his ability to be the creator of communication. Whereas, from the ability to enter, to conduct, to continue, to discontinue the process of communication with different groups of clients depends on professionalism in solving the problem. One of the key in this context is an ability of future specialist of social sphere to organize speech, which corresponds to the generally accepted norms of literary language and is conditioned by expedient choice and organization of speech means, which in each particular situation of communication, under the observance of linguistic and ethical norms, allow to effectively solve communicative tasks. To assess the level of formation of the culture of communication of future social workers, we have conducted a test: "Communicative and organizational inclinations" (modification of the test from V. Ryakhovsky). Test tasks and questionnaires were developed to determine students' understanding of the concepts such as "speech culture", "vocational and speech communication". Using the method of expert assessments, it was revealed typical problems of students related to language and communication skills.

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Authors: A. O. Vitchenko

The article is devoted to the research on current problem of higher education perception and attitude towards it in modern Ukrainian society. Based on the analysis of the Bologna process history, the key European academic values are highlighted, the place and role of higher education in the system of modern value coordinates is revealed, its leading value is proved as a fundamental universal value. The focus is on the existing implementation shortcomings of axiological targets in the national higher education. It is noted the need to improve higher education standards by introducing value imperative, refining the structure of all learning outcomes without exception based on a set of leading values, which are gradually becoming more complex depending on the level and degree of higher education. Illustrated by the example of the research competence, we represent the ways and methods of system implementation of the axiological approach. The requirements are formulated regarding the preservation of the gradual expansion logic and enrichment of the young researcher’s moral and ethical qualities, reflecting the nature of his/her personal attitude to the scientific work, the performance of the research tasks, and the evaluation of the results of his/her own scientific research.

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Authors: E. A. Zelenov

This article analyses the cultural and value reorientation of human's existence that had happened in XX - early XXI century as a result of understanding the fallacy of instrumental and methodological rationalism of technogenic society, which led to сomplete estrangement from the outer environment. It is alleged that the culture serves as a model for human existence. The Man of Culture is considered to be the ideal for education. Is specially noted that the usage of cultural approach in higher education is important. A change is required in values reference points and coordinating them with the global humanity development trend - the humanism. The analysis has shown that there's no unanimity among the researchers about the definition and understanding of what the Man of Culture is. It is stated that the change in an educated person's ideal is a natural process of civilization's self-protection from both material and spiritual destruction. The purpose and content of education became complicated because alongside traditional tasks (connecting an individual to cumulative human experience, perpetuated in values, enrooting the youth in history and culture) some new tasks arise (getting the youth ready for effective operation and self-realization in changing society through developing universal culture-formative abilities like thinking, insight, reflection, creativity, social skills etc. The necessity of developing the humanitarian thinking for planetary educated person, the Man of Culture, is stressed.

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Authors: S. О. Ivanov

The article examines and analyses the problems of the social integration of young people from families with a migrant background. The main aim of the work is to reveal and analyse the conditions and problems of social integration of young people from multicultural families. In the survey, we focus on families where both parents have a migrant background, often with different nationalities and religions. The migrant background determines multiculturalism in these families and status of parents, who are sometimes different to irreconcilability and live, separated. By analysing biographical data and a series of interviews with young people placed in a sheltered home, their problems are revealed, hampering their successful social integration. Risk factors are also revealed, which lead to inability to adapt and problems in adolescent behaviour. It has been found that individual factors are overlapping and mutually reinforcing. This leads to the low self-assessment of adolescents, the feeling of insecurity, anger, aggression, a desire to escape from reality, take alcohol and drugs, and other social manifestations. In order to achieve full social integration of young people from multicultural families, they need to receive differentiated moral and social support that compensates for the deficiencies in the family environment. There are also revealed some positive perspectives for social and pedagogical support and social integration of young people from multicultural families. Integration has been found to be highly dependent on how they adapt to life, and successful inclusion in education and the labor market is a guarantee of integration and social inclusion of a new culture.

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Authors: B. M. Kaloferova

The present study, being theoretical in its nature, aims at outlining the contours of the concept and terminology apparatus of competency-based approach in the context of health education for preschool-age children in the Bulgarian educational system, as follows: "Key Competencies", which are identified as the base for the sustainable and health development of a preschool child. These are defined as a combination of knowledge and skills, attitudes and valuation relations, the lack of which makes it impossible to execute certain activity and behavior. "Expected Results" from health education as stipulated in Ordinance No. 13 of preschool education and its aspects of content: physical, social and mental health, which are deducted in the so-called fields of competence. The expected results are formulated, specified and operationalized on the basis of the existing taxonomies specifically described in three categories - theoretical knowledge, practical experience, skills and attitude of the child of preschool age. The above are a necessary condition for the achievement of positive health culture, which will cause higher levels of health literacy, as a result of health education and individual behavior of the child, which reflects mastered significant health and hygiene knowledge, as well as personal, cognitive and social skills - orientated towards communication and directed towards environmental protection. The above determine the child's motivation and ability to understand and use information in ways that encourage and maintain a healthy lifestyle as a lasting habit and a life stereotype. The tasks to be used for the achievement of the objective are as follows: To determine the nature and objectives of health education within the Bulgarian preschool educational system; To specify the ways and forms of implementation of the health education, which provide preschool children an opportunity to acquire not only health knowledge and endorsing health values, but also to adopt healthy behavior based on perceptive training; To follow the connection of the compentency-based approach and framework requirements for the results from health education, with a focus on the fields of competence at preschool age.

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Authors: N. O. Osadcha

This paper analyzes the issues related to the interaction of science and religion, which is very important in the process of educating students in the age of cybernetics and informatics, when the banks of data and knowledge bases, on the basis of which the Internet is formed, is a set of data that is the basis of intellectual evolution and systematic information that relates to various branches of science. They can be accumulated, updated and used effectively in science and in life, which leads to the isolation of people from one another, undermining the trust between personal relationships, reducing responsibility and feeling of responsibility. In such circumstances, it is not about the fact that in the process of spiritual development of one or another person, she learned something about God, and that «to have God in himself». To live by love and to test oneself in faith (Romans 3:28). If we reduce these tasks to a common denominator, then they can be called «pedagogical pastor» in the field of education and upbringing. This vision of educational activity is especially important in the context of the comprehensive crisis of society. In this regard, special attention should be paid to the independent work of the teachers with the Scriptures and the comprehension of the truths which, in spite of all the controversies, are the basis of our future, and hence the education and upbringing of the children to whom this future will belong. As for the Bible, as the basis for the spiritual development of mankind, it is stated that the person himself - the intelligence, experience and culture of the most effective ways and means of informing - are mediated by the scientific achievements of the past centuries, the measure of faith and integrity of the person.

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Authors: Mariusz Samoraj

In Our Time Education for Peace is a humanistic alert of values. Tragic events in the world, in which hundreds of people are killed, are examples of the breakdown of physical and spiritual security in recent times. We need a new pedagogy that takes into account the tragic dimension of modern civilisation. "Pedagogy of anxiety", carried out by sensitive humanists, taking care of the future of our Common Home – Earth of the Homeland. Pope John Paul II state that, today's people are facing a crisis of meaning in life. The greed of the rich and social injustice, despair fleeing war and religious persecution, Planet Earth Our Common Home is ecologically degraded and as a mother "cries out for help"; is the image of our time. We're gonna leave our kids a dumpster of civilization. In condemning the sins of humanity against nature, Pope Francis calls for a global "ecological conversion" (Franciszek Holy Father 2015, p. 12, 13). The great educational reports inspired by UNESCO provide important indications to educators, especially in terms of understanding between states and cultures in order to shape a culture of peace. Special attention should be paid to activities in the world perspective, such as the Decade of Cultural Development in 1988-1997 and the report of the Commission for Culture and Development Xavier Perez de Cuellar "Our Creative Diversity". Very important are the three links, which points out I. Wojnar: "... our, i. e., emphasizing the community, the third identity of people; creative, i. e., co-shaped by people living in the world, by the human factor, which is at the basis of all development trends the driving force and basis; finally, diversity, which refers to the issue of identity" (Wojnar, 2000, p. 107). In my text I’d like to present the most valuable educational solutions, an exemplification of cultural, artistic and animation activities aimed at "promoting the culture of peace in Poland". It was different cultures festival-forms of education through organizing cultures dialogue of cultures in Krakуw, Włodawa and Łуdź. Those Festivals are specific cultural and social experience- unusual Pedagogy of Place. I’d like also suggest an example of school educational activities serving the dialogue of regional and intercultural education cultures, and thus education for the culture of peace is my original program, "Pedagogy of travel and meetings". The above educational guidelines are a form of "cultural sensitisation." "Starting from strengthening one's own identity, shaping family, family and local-parish identity in the environment and communication with other closest ones, paying particular attention to the protection of the first, rooting cultural heritage, at the same time it points to national traditions above national, continental and planetary, developing sensitivity to human achievements. By silencing prejudices and stereotypes, conflicts and aggression it stimulates creativity and creative design of the culture of peace" (Nikitorowicz, 2005, p. 118).

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Authors: G. V. Slavcheva-Andonova

The article substantiates that globalization and Internet penetration that are taking place globally have specific cultural influences on modern adolescents. An empirical study with 340 adolescents from Bulgaria was carried out, which aimed to analyse cultural influences of globalization and the Internet on adolescents in the direction of: the attitude of adolescents towards the processes of globalization; the main concepts of adolescents for success in modern society and ways to achieve that success; Expression on the Internet and most commonly used Internet services; the role of school and the Internet as factors for building self-esteem during adolescence. The adolescents surveyed are aged between 13 and 17 and are trained in general education and vocational schools. Empirical data obtained has shown that adolescents associate the achievement of a success in modern society, both with the accumulation of professional competences and good general culture, as well as with the development of personal qualities such as perseverance, hard work, intelligence and ambition. According to the findings, the Internet and school environments are important factors in building self-esteem in adolescence. Adolescents use the Internet primarily as a means of communicating and as a source of entertainment. The obtained empirical data reveal that globalization and the Internet are perceived by adolescents mostly as positive phenomena in modern society. The data is informative with regards to the fact that in adolescence a positive attitude towards one's own personality is built through performance in both real and virtual environment.

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Authors: Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna, Christopher Alan Lewis

The importance of character virtues for shaping personal and social wellbeing remain the subject for both philosophical analysis and empirical investigation. While the identification, conceptualisation, and operationalisation of character virtues remain contested, useful instruments are available. The effect of personality and spirituality on the formation of character virtues is of both theoretical and empirical concern, although the conceptualisation and operationalisation of both personality and spirituality are also contested constructs. The present study reports on the association of personality, spirituality and character virtues among a sample of 6,749 11- to 16-year-old students attending ten Christian ethos secondary schools in England and Wales, employing an adaptation of the Narnian Character Virtue Scales, the Junior Eysenck personality Questionnaire Revised-Abbreviated, and a single-item measure of spirituality. The data demonstrated the positive effects of spirituality on eight character virtues, after controlling for the effects of age, sex, extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism. The eight character virtues are: courage, forgiveness, generosity, hard work, integrity, love, self-control, and wisdom