MAINSTREAMING THE CONCEPT OF SOCIETY’S VALUE SYSTEM IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Abstract

New methods of research on the content and dynamics of value systems, which help to diagnose the degree of formation of basic values in schoolchildren, are considered. The research is based on the ideas of K.D. Ushinsky on the formation of youth values through moral education. His ideas are still relevant today and form the basis of modern pedagogical science and activities. The paper shows how psycholinguistic methods of researching associative-verbal relations, including free associative experiment, help quickly establish the content and dynamics of value systems and how to diagnose the degree of formation of basic values in schoolchildren. The study of values using psycholinguistic methods has been shown to help teachers develop students’ values and value orientations. Pedagogical influence in this area should be so competent and properly structured that it influences the motives of students’ actions, so that students develop a certain attitude towards behaviours and situations. Psycholinguistic methods for determining the content and dynamics of basic values, carried out with students, can significantly support educators in shaping learners’ true basic values.