CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ VALUE ORIENTATIONS

Abstract

The paper describes testing of an author’s concept of education for development of value orientations of students (the Concept) in the educational activities of the Yakut Industrial and Pedagogical College named after V.M. Chlenov of the Republic of (Sakha) Yakutia. The objective of the study is to reveal the theoretical concepts of value orientations and their development. Research tasks are to reveal the essence of the concepts of “value orientations”, “development of value orientations”, to theoretically substantiate the Concept and test it in practice. The structure of the Concept, the pedagogical conditions being implemented are described. Within the framework of the Concept: the features of the educational process and college students are identified and substantiated, the methodological basis, structural components and pedagogical conditions for the development of value orientations are determined, educational activities are developed. Theoretical and empirical methods were used, a pedagogical experiment was conducted (observation of students, a survey of students, a conversation with educators) and an analysis of the data. The result of the study is the theoretical substantiation of the concepts of “value orientations”, “development of value orientations”, the implementation of the Concept implementing pedagogical conditions.