Pedagogical local history as a factor in the development of students' creative individuality in heritage of Mykola Leontovych

Abstract

The article analyzes the socio-cultural and economic transformations that took place in Ukrainian society, which caused deep transformations in the education system, in which universal human values and ideals are gaining more and more importance, and the problem of the development of a creative personality is actualized. It is noted that one of the main sources of the development of creative individuality of modern students in a difficult transition period is pedagogical local knowledge, which completely depends on the creative nature of the teacher.

Attention is drawn to the fact that modern pedagogy requires the study of well-founded generalizations of the pedagogical and local history experience of advanced teachers of the region, the study of whose pedagogical activity will contribute to the development of pedagogical culture, will influence the transformation of state-building processes. In general, the problem of the development of creative individuality of students by means of pedagogical local studies is considered.

The practical principles of local studies, which are based on the foundation of the almost 11-year pedagogical heritage of Mykola Leontovych, are highlighted, which contributed to the actualization of the problem of the development of the creative personality of students and should be considered, researched, and popularized to improve the actions of general educational programs of pedagogy. Gothic local studies in Ukraine. The local branch of pedagogical and local history problems successfully solved in the past by Mykola Leontovych is considered. It has been proven that the field of local studies used by Mykola Leontovych at the beginning of the century has become the heritage of the nation 100 years later and is very popular among his descendants. The obtained materials will help to follow the original ideas, promising directions, non-traditional technologies of teaching and education of schoolchildren by Mykola Leontovych, as a step-by-step development of the creative personality on regional material in the interaction of the complex of educational potential of pedagogical local history with musical folklore. It is proved that the functions of local history (folkloric, educational-cognitive, educational-developmental, health), used by Mykola Leontovych, are connected with an effective complex interconnection of folk traditions, the surrounding environment, song folklore, natural properties of the organism of individuals, proven by life itself.