The article is devoted to the importance of the principle of multiculturalism and its components; the main characteristics of multicultural education are presented. The definition of the term “national school” and its educational impact in terms of multicultural educational space is given. The aim of the article is to make the phenomenon and structure of the principle of multiculturalism clear; to determine the level of formation of multicultural competence of the primary school students. It is also designated that the principle of multiculturalism reveals wide cultural content, and it does not just lead to the teacher’s presentation of cultural and historical facts of national literature, history or other subjects. The author underscores that only in case of breaking the old didactic standards and outdated teaching technologies we will start building a national school facing forward – to the future of the ethnic group, which will be focused on the creative personality. The article emphasizes the fact that providing of free choice and self-determination of every child in the culture is something that can contribute to the cultural development of the nation. Such development is often regardless of any other official directions, that is why the situation of diversity and integrative methods of education (multiculturalism) should be created on the basis of the principles related to the natural and cultural views; it involves the freedom of choce of the person. Until now national school, focusing on the function of preserving the traditions of the ethnic group, is not an example of high technological quality and modern education, it tries to pass the national and cultural values by the same means as the previous generation did. But the historical conditions for the existence of any ethnic group are quickly changed. Modern children become proficient in complex technologies, and they involuntarily perceive their history differently, their cultural identification occurs differently than their parents’. Active search of their own field of action and trial to strengthen broad contemporary social setting peculiar to modern primary school pupils is inherent. Therefore, the development of national schools should not only preserve ethnographic environment but also the development of the new, modern cultural environments, including high technology, new educational technologies, interactive methods of educational environment development, new opportunities of using distance learning, the Internet, email and others. So, if we consider education as a cultural activity, it will require a fundamental alteration of the content of educational processes in many national systems of education – from the kindergarten and school to college; organizational performance and ensuring of freedom of cultural and creative activity of teachers and children on the basis of multiculturalism. This foundation can bring national school to a higher level of development.
The article discloses the value of the Company’s activities school education for the development of modern Ukrainian system of education. In particular, the author focuses on the main theoretical and methodological foundations of national schools, which were developed by the members of the Society of school education and which are relevant to the present. The focus on Ukrainization of education and the issue of addressing the education of national minorities, which occupied a significant place in the concepts of national education (1917 - 1920) and the rise of modern science is described. The parallel between the Project unified school implemented by members of the Society of school education and the problems of modern Ukrainian school is analyzed and conducted. Significant and relevant for today in the scientific legacy of pedagogical workers TCO is a statement about the priority of education of the individual, the concept of which is the revival of the national identity of the school, the process of humanization of the educational content, close interaction and cooperation in the sphere of youth education school, family and community. The activities TCO, its work in the development of a national system of education and training is of great interest in terms of today’s problems of schooling Ukrainian national revival. The study of the process of Ukrainization of secondary schools has important scientific and practical value. The importance of objective analysis of the process of Ukrainization is amplified due to the fact that this problem remains vital. In recent years a number of laws and resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was adopted, so they define new approaches for its solution. The basic principles of the state policy are reflected in the Constitution of Ukraine, the State national program «Education» (Ukraine of the XXI century), the Law of Ukraine «On General secondary education» and other documents. Language policy in education is considered as one of the important directions of the national state. Therefore, understanding the complex of existing educational problems and to develop constructive approaches to their solution is only possible if the scientists re-create the actual history of previous school reform, the generalization of positive experience and accounting errors and deficiencies that occurred previously.
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