NATIONAL-PATRIOTIC EDUCATION OF STUDENT YOUTH: PEDAGOGICAL TRADITIONS AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES

Abstract

The article analyzes the regulatory, legal, theoretical and methodological foundations for the development of national-patriotic education of youth under contemporary conditions. It generalizes the origins of Ukrainian pedagogical thought and the approaches of prominent representatives of the Ukrainian national elite of the 19th and early 20th centuries to defining the essence and role of national-patriotic education of the younger generation. The article reveals the evolution of ideas of Ukrainian pedagogical thought on the formation of the Ukrainian educational ideal, defining the tasks, principles, and means of national-patriotic education. The importance of the principle of folk-based (national) education in shaping personality is highlighted. The significance of the creative legacy of prominent Ukrainian educators, public and educational figures is actualized as a means of affirming national and universal spiritual values and forming the civic consciousness of the younger generation in the face of modern challenges and risks. The role of teachers as moral authorities and role models for students is outlined, demonstrating, through their own example, civic position, commitment to preserving national identity and active involvement in social processes. The article reveals the possibilities of introducing innovative educational technologies in the process of national-patriotic education of student youth and outlines key directions for using innovations to form a nationally conscious personality among higher education students. A series of recommendations is proposed to optimize the process of national-patriotic education of student youth under contemporary challenges.