IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEAS OF INTEGRATED LEARNING IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF A MODERN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION: REALITIES AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

The authors reveal the features of implementing the ideas of integrated learning in the educational process of modern higher education institutions, analyze the realities of implementing integrated learning technologies, and determine the leading tasks and functions of integration. They indicate that in pedagogy, integrated learning is considered as an educational process in which the relationship between different academic disciplines, forms of activity or content lines is ensured in order to form a holistic picture of the world in the student. The purpose of the study is to reveal the features of implementing the ideas of integrated learning in the educational process of a modern educational institution, to describe the real situation and to identify the main challenges in optimizing this process. The authors include ensuring the integrity of knowledge, increasing learning motivation, forming interdisciplinary competencies, preparing for solving real life problems, and developing communicative, social and creative skills among the main advantages of the integrated approach. The article emphasizes that the integration of the educational process is not only a didactic technique, but also a philosophy of learning that reflects the complexity and interconnectedness of reality. The ideas of integrated learning occupy an important place in the modern educational space, determined by the needs of society in competence-oriented, creative, critically thinking individuals.