Education of interculturally tolerant personality in the multicultural educational space of general secondary education

Abstract

The article reveals the urgency of studying an important problem for society - the education of the younger generation of intercultural tolerance, which involves the ability to establish contact and maintain appropriate relations with other ethnic, social, age and professional groups, to position themselves correctly, preserving their identity, solving the most important task of education –
the ability to live together, in the transformation of the existing interdependence of states and ethnic groups into true solidarity. The perception of cultural diversity and cultural differences, understanding of the need for equal dialogue, the main task of which is to ensure humane relations between representatives of different national cultures, the adoption of the principles of tolerance; the analysis of theoretical and applied pedagogical researches on a problem of creation of multicultural educational space is made. The problem of defining the pedagogical condition
as «formation of a positive attitude of junior schoolchildren to themselves, representatives of other cultures, development of skills of tolerant behavior» is analyzed; the conclusion about the potential of multicultural educational space in the education of interculturally tolerant personality is made.  The potential of multicultural educational space based on the possibility of  trengthening aspects of multicultural education and the formation of multicultural competence is considered. In the content of educational material, which provides a successful solution to the
tasks: the connection of the studied material with life, future personal and professional plans. The article emphasizes the need to promote modern education for children’s awareness of the culture of their people, determining the importance of multiculturalism,which creates conditions for rapid adaptation of students to changing conditions in society, helping to form a multifaceted picture of the world, self-awareness as part of a multicultural society; development of the culture of interethnic interaction, mutual understanding, mutual respect, the formation of a new type of relations - dialogue of cultures.