NATIONAL-PATRIOTIC EDUCATION OF STUDENT YOUTH IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

Abstract

In the article approaches to understanding the national-patriotic upbringing of student youth in the context of the New Ukrainian School as a system of measures aimed at forming a «new» citizen of Ukraine, acting on the basis of national and European values are outlined. The strategic goal of our country’s social development is the formation of civil society and the building of a legal democratic state. The main guarantee for the formation of a democratic state is, first and foremost, the upbringing of a clear civic position with a high level of national-patriotic, political-legal, moral, economic and social activity in the younger generation. In this context, there is a need for civic education, which aims to help the younger generation overcome political apathy, develop patriotic qualities, teach tolerance in any conflict situations, solve various social problems. The basis for the creation of a democratic state should be a citizen with his active citizenship. The problems of national-patriotic upbringing of student youth were addressed: G. Vashchenko, O. Dukhnovych, A. Makarenko, V. Sukhomlinsky, O. Ogienko, S. Rusova, G. Skovoroda, K. Ushinskiy and others. In their works, prominent teachers and scholars identified the problems of development of national-patriotic feelings as relevant to their time as part of the national education system, put forward the idea of educating a «conscious» citizen, a patriot of their homeland.Transformation of education is accompanied by significant updating of pedagogical theory and practice, there is a change of educational paradigm, other content, approaches, pedagogical mentality are offered, forms and methods of teaching are improved. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine introduced educational reform, which is being implemented at the New Ukrainian School. Ideas of civic education have always been relevant to the pedagogical elite of Ukraine. The purpose of patriotic education is the education of a conscious citizen, a patriot, the acquisition of social experience by young people, a high culture of interethnic relations, the formation of young people’s needs and ability to live in a society, spirituality and physical excellence, moral, artistic and aesthetic culture.