CREATING A HEALTH-SAVING ENVIRONMENT IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AS THE LEADING GOAL OF PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY

Abstract

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2074-8922-2026-86-12

The purpose of the article is to carry out a definitional analysis of the concepts of “health” and “health-saving environment,” on the basis of which it is proven that the leading goal of pedagogical activity is to care for the health of students by creating such a health-preserving environment in the educational process.

Methods. In addition to a number of general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, systematization, etc.), certain empirical methods were used in the research: studying philosophical, medical, psychological, and pedagogical literature and regulatory and legal documentation.

Results. Despite the fact that the educational function at any level of education is the leading aspect of a teacher's activity, the most important factor in assessing the quality and degree of learning is the health of students. Thus, the task of modern education is to ensure not only a pedagogical but also a health-preserving effect, as well as to maintain a stable functional state of the organism and a high level of working capacity of the student. Today, the concept of a “health-promoting environment” has become widely recognized in modern pedagogical science. Therefore, the integral definition of the concept of a “health-promoting environment” is of great importance, according to which a health-promoting environment is a flexible, non-oppressive system that is being developed and is based on the environment in which it exists, and which is associated with a favorable regime of organization of life activities and a comfortable emotional component for the student. The main characteristics of a health-promoting environment are considered to be: the general moral and psychological climate in the educational institution; the ecology and hygiene of the educational process; modern design of the educational space; an optimal order of life, learning, and entertainment; innovative educational projects, technologies, and technological processes that support the health of students and gentle teaching.

Conclusions. The main directions of pedagogical activity aimed at creating a health-promoting environment involve a specific set of measures, the implementation of which can be considered the main goal of pedagogical activity in forming a health-promoting environment in an educational institution. The prospect for further research may be to improve the content of training for future teachers with a focus on the priority of creating a health-promoting educational environment in the educational institution where they will carry out their pedagogical activities.