Progressive ideas of folk pedagogy in social education of rural schoolchildren

Abstract

The issues of people’s socialization in the context of their familiarization with universal values and those enshrined in the cultural and historical experience of generations have always been relevant. Each historical stage makes its own adjustments to the understanding of individual parts of the pedagogical system, and modern realities require revision and adjustment of the concept of education of the younger generation at all levels, which partly explains the reform of the education system. The change in basic social guidelines leads to a revision and reassessment of the tasks, directions and forms of organization of educational work in General Education institutions at all levels of the education system. In search for effective ways of pedagogical influence on pupils, many teachers turn to progressive ideas of folk pedagogy. The article describes the program of extracurricular activities Obuge ugehe (Traditions of the ancestors). Its main idea is the use of various techniques in the work of a social pedagogue working with boarding school students, based on the experience and traditions of folk pedagogy, since the combination of folk traditions with innovations increases the efficiency of the educational system in ethnic regions. The program has been implemented since 2013 at the village of Oy secondary school, Khangalassky District, Yakutia, and it is aimed at high school students living in boarding schools. The results of the test-questionnaire «Determination of the self-esteem level» (S.V. Kovalev) are also presented.