SOCIOCULTURAL CONCEPT OF FUNCTIONING OF THE DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENT IN THE PEDAGOGICAL HERITAGE OF SOPHIA RUSSOVA
Authors:   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ukraine, Sichkar Alla , Matiushynets Yana ,   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ukraine
Published: May 2022

The article highlights the pedagogical ideas of S. Rusova in the context of the socio-cultural concept of the functioning of the developing environment for children of preschool and primary school age on the territory of the then Ukraine. We consider the sociocultural concept of the functioning of developing environments in the pedagogical heritage of S. Rusova in the context of the influence of social and cultural factors on the formation of the child’s personality. The results of the study of printed works and manuscripts from the personal fund of S. Rusova (Form 3889) of the Central State Archive of the highest authorities and administration of Ukraine are evidence of the influence of the environment on the comprehensive development of children of preschool and primary school age and the formation of their social and cultural skills. To achieve the goal of the study, we used the following methods: historical and retrospective methods to study the views of S. Rusova on the role of the developing environment for the social and cultural development of children of preschool and primary school age; constructive-genetic for the analysis of the socio-cultural concept of the functioning of developing environments in the works of S. Rusova; chronological – to establish the time limits of S. Rusova’s pedagogical activity; hermeneutic for a new reading of works and pedagogical materials from the personal archive of S. Rusova. To generalize the data, we used a complex of general scientific and historical-pedagogical research methods: specific historical analysis – with the aim of analyzing the works of S. Rusova about the role of the social and cultural component in creating a developing environment in public institutions for children on the territory of Ukraine within certain chronological limits; generalization of the worked out materials – for the formulation of conclusions, recommendations for the introduction of S. Rusova’s pedagogical ideas into the modern system of preschool and primary education in Ukraine. Application of our research: the results of the research will help teachers creatively adapt the productive ideas of S. Rusova regarding the socio-cultural concept of the functioning of the developing environment for preschool and primary school children in the modern educational space of preschool education institutions and primary schools. The purpose of the study is to highlight the socio-cultural concept of the functioning of developing environments for children of preschool and primary school age in the legacy of Sofia Rusova. To achieve a scientific search, the following tasks have been identified: to highlight the pedagogical views of Sofia Rusova on the creation of developing environments for children of preschool and primary school age, taking into account the socio-cultural factor; to highlight the socio-cultural significance of the developing environment in the personal development of children of preschool and primary school age in the works of Sofia Rusova. Based on the results of studying the theoretical and practical heritage of Sofia Rusova, we have identified ideas that reflect the sociocultural basis of the functioning of developing environments for children of preschool and primary school age. It was revealed that the environments of kindergartens and schools are separate social organizations for the allround development of the child and a factor in the formation of culture. Therefore, the activity of Sofia Rusova was aimed at adapting the software of kindergartens and schools to the individual characteristics of children of preschool and primary school age.