INTEGRATION OF COMPONENTS OF WALDORF PEDAGOGY INTO THE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the possibility and expediency of applying elements of Waldorf pedagogy in the higher education system in Russia. The psychological and pedagogical foundations of the approach are considered, principles that can be adapted in the university environment, as well as practical forms of implementation, are identified. It is concluded about the potential of humanistic and phenomenological approaches in teaching students at the stage of professional and personal self-determination. The theoretical and philosophical foundations of Waldorf pedagogy are presented in a short form as teachings on a humanistic approach to learning, which provides not only for obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for professional activity, but also for developing the inner world of the student, his abilities for self-knowledge and self-realization. Waldorf pedagogy in this case is presented by authors as an alternative to the existing forms and methods of organizing the educational process at institutions of higher education.