FEATURES OF ADAPTATION OF AFRICAN STUDENTS TO THE SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF A RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH

Abstract

The article actualizes a problem of adaptation of African students to the socio-cultural environment of the Russian university through a comprehensive approach, which involves understanding the term in the context of a number of scientific fields – socio-psychological, philosophical, pedagogical. The authors set tasks and consistently go to their solution, proving that this problem is relevant at the present stage, confirming this thesis with decrees of the President of the Russian Federation and government documents, developing a methodology for the concept of “adaptation of an African student to the socio-cultural environment of a Russian university”. This concept is understood by the authors as habituation, acceptance and further self-education, self-education of young people during the educational process, adaptation to the conditions of the socio-cultural environment of the university, different from a similar environment in African institutions. Providing the appropriate conditions on the part of the university (external factor) and the efforts of the African students themselves (internal factor) during socio-cultural adaptation, according to the authors, will lead to the adoption of foreign Russian cultural values, successful acculturation and, ultimately, effective mastery of medical professions.