METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF “INTELLIGENTSIA” IN PEDAGOGY

Abstract

The article discusses a problem of choosing the methodological approach to the definition of the concept of “intelligentsia” from the point of view of pedagogy, in the context of the educational activities of the intelligentsia. In modern scientific literature there are many methodological approaches to the formation of the concept of “intelligentsia”. In the framework of this study, three main approaches are identified and analyzed: historical-sociological, moral-ethical and sociocultural. It justifies the choice of a sociocultural approach to the definition of the concept of “intelligentsia” in the framework of pedagogical research as the most appropriate. The concept of “intelligentsia” is formulated from the point of view of pedagogy when using the sociocultural approach, and the concept of “educational and enlightening activity of the intelligentsia” is also given.