В. Остроградського американськафілософія освіти очима українських дослідників матеріали Всеукраїнської науково-практичної конференції 22 грудня 2005 р. Полтава 2005

Kovalova, Alla

This paper deals with John Dewey’ concept concerning social nature of education process in the context of modern problem of teaching history in Ukraine. Author tries to extrapolate some principles of the American education philosopher to the modern practice of studying past taking into account their necessary adaptation to new problems and challenges on the basis of researches, teaching practice and personal observation during the study-trip in the USA (PiE Program, 2003).

Kropotova, Nathalia

In this paper problems of innovative education are discussed in framework of the culture transfer conception. The human state of high susceptibility to new ideas, named "innovativity" is concluded to be treated in two versions – as educative means and as the aim of education. In the first instance teacher's activity is focussed on the introduction of innovations. The second case concerns the formation of innovative mentality and behavior pattern.

Kurbatov, Sergiy

In paper the author tries to compare the philosophical approaches to the explanation of one of the basic sociological definition - culture. This analysis is based on the relevant materials of American, Russian and Ukrainian textbooks on Sociology, which were published during last five years. Also, the author makes an attempt to construct the relevant educational paradigms. The sources of his knowledge are fellowships and business trips to USA and Russia and teaching experience at National Aviation University.

Matviienko, Petro

Today’s human and social disciplines teaching process in Ukraine is based on the mechanic accumulation of information to the difference from special and natural disciplines teaching is based on the practice use of knowledge students obtained. So human and social disciplines teaching process is directed only at the information structure building and doesn’t enable development of the function of active knowledge application. This structure-directed teaching model’s popularity aetiology is analyzed. The recommendations to re-direct teaching process in the human and social disciplines field from the structure building at the function development being tried to do.

Myssechko, Olha

The article deals with some most basic elements of the American philosophy of constructivism in the context of modern school reform and adequate professional training of teachers in Ukraine. Constructivism is considered as a learner-cantered cognitive theory in which learning is seen as an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current and past knowledge, while the teacher is seen as a facilitator rather than a “dictator” of learning. Correlating pedagogical ideas being developed in Ukraine are under analysis.

Panych, Oleksiy

"Philosophy of Education" is considered by the author as a complex of world-outlook patterns that are embodied directly in the educational practice. Basing on this understanding, the author analyzes world-outlook patterns in some systematic parameters of the organization of higher education in the US universities (individualization of curriculum, absence of the genre of "seminars" etc.). Conclusion of the article raises the question of cultural limits in adaptation of this world-outlook experience in Ukrainian higher education system.

Plakhotnik, Olga

The article is devoted to such field of contemporary American philosophy of education as feministic-pedagogical studies. It concerns the subjects of education and educational space from point of gender approach. Author concludes that this field of research is the example of complementary using of different philosophical concepts aimed to investigate the gender problems of education. There is the analysis of the open and hidden practices of discrimination (including gender one) existing in contemporary education, and the prognoses of the perspectives of their deconstruction.

The base lines of the main of development of philosophy and sociology in the USA and results of their implementation into practice of education are outlined.

Paper reveals that ideas of Varton, Taylor, Follet, Emerson, Mayo, Licert, McGregor and other researchers have influenced the development of the management as a separate research direction. They underlined by the importance of the organization as a resource of the business development. The paper highlights the pedagogical activity of the American schools of business, management associations, educational centers of the industrial corporations as leaders in the sphere of the development of the methodology and elaborations organizational principles concerning the teaching process of managers.
Ponomarenko, Larisa

MENTALITY, CORE VALUES AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION IN UKRAINE AND USA

Philosophical roots of public conscientious (mentality) in the Ukraine and US, which are reflected in educational traditions, are analyzed. Basic philosophical and methodological ideas of the theory "Education for Democracy" are expounded. Possible ways for gradual change of attitudes, which would promote and disseminate main ideas and methods of democratic education and civic society development in the Ukraine are discussed.

Radionova, Iryna

The ideas of critical pedagogy were developed at the end of the 20^th century, which is explained by the author to be a consequence of the increase of the tendencies of ‘transdisciplinarism’ and politisation of the modern humanitarian knowledge. In the article the following issues are examined: the understanding of the language of possibilities in radical practice, the march of radical pedagogy not only against the different forms of oppression but also for the project of the new type of subjectivity, curriculum as a form of cultural politics. The results of the analysis show that critical pedagogy does not propose the detailed program of realization of its ideas, but performs mainly a signaling function, by problematising the relation to self, power, opportunities and limitations of the subjectivity. There is a sense to use specific experience of critical pedagogy for realization strategic purposes of education in post-communist Ukraine. It is not about non-critical borrowing. The idea is to use impulses for meditation on role of the education in the fate of the nation.

Rarog, Yuriy

This article enlightens paradoxes as systemic feature of USA higher education; analyses their nature and specific history of appearing; reveals paradoxes’ influence on the unique model of USA HE forming and development; author underlines contradictory consequences and creative potential of the paradoxical nature of US HE.

Ryzhak, Lyudmyla

Democratic principles of the American education represent social values. They express the measure of social justice of a society and its prior orientation on development of a person. Social values humanize a society, thus providing every citizen equal possibilities in education. In the conditions of policulture of the American life and the necessity in its civil homogenization, the idea of “an excellent education” is suggested. Effective all-life education and the widest access to knowledge predetermine dynamism of the American society, its social health and consent. Key words: globalization, social values, equal possibilities, choice of education, human capital.

Translation of philosophy and experience of the American education requires development of special social technology. It is necessary to reconstruct ideology of existing Ukrainian infrastructure of education by maintaining and using this educational environment. Some technological components of the educational experience’s translation are described in the article.

The article is aimed at analyzing the US pattern of management education proceeding from the fact that the experience obtained by this country is of great importance for the today’s Ukraine society. The article touches upon some aspects concerning the management education in the USA that reflect new demands of contemporary society for a flexible system of management education and may be interesting to academics and administration of Ukraine striving for modernizing educational institutions that provide management education. There are analyzed tendencies of the US managers’ training process on different levels. The concept, goals, subject, contents of the present day management education in the USA are tackled upon. There are made attempts to estimate the pros and cons of the management education systems both in the USA and Ukraine.

Solomadin, Igor

The original approach to the problem of dialogue in the contemporary education of Nicholas Burbules work “Dialogue in teaching. Theory and practice” is considered and analyzed. There are made some conclusions on possible cooperation between this approach and the movement of such contemporary Ukrainian education as “Dialogue of cultures’ school” is. Some prospects to bring dialogue into the educational and socio-cultural activities are also considered.

Stanislavskiy, Andrey

In Russia and Ukraine subjects on speech culture have been entering curricula of non-philological schools recently, however the programs and textbooks fail to adequately address the development of students’ writing skills. In the same time, the United States of America have accumulated significant experience in developing such programs and creating relevant textbooks. The author compares characteristics of post-Soviet textbooks with those of the textbooks he translated into the Russian language. In his opinion, the latter have not only to fill the deficiency of the necessary literature, but also to serve as methodological models for writers of domestic textbooks and contribute to gradual inclusion of writing courses in curricula of domestic colleges.

Civic education as one of the most important branches of education which prepares students for harmonious life, has always been one of the key points in the process of the reforms caused by geopolitical, social, economic and cultural changes in the society. According to the American philosophy of education the contents of education is a pedagogically adapted social experience that is to be based on such fundamental principles (formed by John Dewey in 1902) as student, society and structural contents of the subject learnt. One of the components of the contents of education in the USA is the one, which forms life experience in the society and work in local communities. The contents of education is viewed as a model of social experience, that is passed to the younger generations. In this context the problem of bringing up citizens who enjoy all judicial, political, social and economic rights and share duties is becoming of great importance.

Titov, Vladimir

Comparative review of development of legal education in Ukraine and in the USA is given. Distinctive features of the American educational system are marked: an autonomy of high schools, wide participation of the professional organizations, close connection with practice, flexibility of curricula, high degree of their diversification according to aims and abilities of students. The attention draws to the unique educational institute - the American law school connecting preparation for a legal profession with reception of scientific degree, and also to the specialized colleges of  pre-law education. Conceptual differences in strategy of legal education, role of non- governmental organizations (ABA, AALS) in determining the prospects, purposes, contents and forms of legal education are considered.

Tolstokorova, Alissa

Western Women’s movement of 1960-s encouraged initiation of a new stream of studies, which are known today as Women’s or Gender Studies. In the last decades they were institutialised as a core discipline of University education in Western Europe, USA, Canada and Australia, having made a considerable impact on its content and methodology, as well as on its philosophy and value system. The article provides an analysis of cognitive, axiological and political influence of women’s movement on the development of philosophy of western higher education. Proceeding from this analysis the article offers methodological foundations for the development of strategies and social technologies for integration of gender component into the system of higher education in Ukraine.

Tyaglo, Alexander

The article analyzes why and how the North American experience in critical thinking and related spheres should be assimilated by the Ukrainian system of education. It is pointed out that critical thinking is an important instrument to change mentality of citizens under condition of democratic transition.

Ukrainez, Lila

The program «Philosophy for children» operates within the framework of a new reflective educational paradigm and is called to promote preparation of school age children for difficult vital situations, for acceptance of the balanced decisions, compromises with society. The new paradigm unites in itself better qualities traditional "cultural - information" and "problem-action" methods that is called to provide achievement of an overall objective of the program - education of the democratic society citizens, able to accept critical decisions.

Viatkina, Natalia

Basic ideas and principles of American philosophy of pragmatism of C.S. Peirce, W. James and W. Dewey in social and historical context are investigated in the paper. The theories of truth, knowledge and life values of pragmatism are reconstructed with projection on modern philosophy of education.

This article touches problems of “orange” revolution influence on new opportunities for innovations in Ukrainian education creation. In it demonstrated the specific of education in traditional and innovative societies. The special attention is given to studying of such aspects American experience, as creation modern systems of employment of graduates of universities.

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Коректори: Бондар Т.О., Іщенко Л.М., Стоцька О.В.

Художній редактор Дружиніна А.В.

Технічний редактор Карпенко А.А.

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