IMPLEMENTATION OF VOLUNTEER PRACTICES IN THE MODERN EDUCATIONAL SPACE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive study of possibilities inherent in volunteer practices in higher education organizations operating in modern Russian educational space. Based on the work with a wide range of specialized literature and the author’s own pedagogical experience reflection, the definition of the term “volunteer activity” is concretized. The work proposes a detailed system of supra-subject competencies analysis, which presence, according to scientists and teachers, should characterize a successful modern Russian university graduate. A search is carried out for the most effective measuring method of the knowledge, skills and abilities. Results of its application to students, including those involved in volunteer activities, are presented. The author evaluates relevant practices of pedagogical effectiveness and forms of students’ volunteering organisations implemented in some Russian universities.