MODERN APPROACHES TO DETERMINING THE ESSENCE OF THE CONCEPT “EDUCATIONAL SPACE”

• Роман Павелків

  Рівненський державний гуманітарний університет

The article describes modern approaches to determinning the essence of the concept “educational space” in the context of the implementation of the Concept “New Ukrainian School”. It has been found that psychologists and educators try to strike a balance between various approaches to the study, interpretation of content and the structure of the concept of “educational space”. Views of L. Vygotskyi, M. Vilenskyi, V. Kastornova, D. Kosenko, K. Krutiy, E. Meshcheryakova, I. Frumin, A. Zimbar, I. Shendryk, O. Yaroshynsky, V. Yasvin, and others on the content of the concept of “educational space” has been analyzed.

The educational space is defined as a special space where the processes of personality education take place during the transfer of culture to the younger generation,  and it is considered the basic concept of the theory of pedagogy.

The basic approaches of Ukrainian and foreign scientiests to the understanding of “educational space” were characterized, for example: system-holistic, mental-emotional, personality-developmental, socio-geographical, remote and locally-stand.

It was found that the use of common characteristics is common for all defined approaches: systemicity, the presence of spatial coordinates, consideration of system elements not in isolation, but holistically; informational content of the space, the territorial integrity of education, and the personal orientation of learning. The main difference between the identified approaches is the definition of the essence, the main nucleus of the educational space.

It is proved that the introduction of an appropriate proper understanding of the concept of “educational space”, its distinction with the concept of “educational environment” introduces a logical understanding of the relationship of these concepts, allows to develop new concepts and ideas that have appeared in recent years, because  organization the educational space of the classroom is possible to influence the motivation of the students, to create a favorable atmosphere, to satisfy the educational needs of the students of the New Ukrainian School.

So, by organizing the educational space of the classroom, one can influence the motivation of students, create a favorable atmosphere, and satisfy the educational needs of students of the New Ukrainian School.

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