Actuality of teaching the course «Geoculture and geoeducation of Ukraine» in higher education

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to show the relevance of teaching the discipline «Geoculture and Geoeducation of Ukraine» at higher educational establishments in the educational-professional program «Secondary education (geography)» and analyse the content of competencies, the acquisition of which ensures its listening.

Main material. Introduction of a modern course «Geoculture and Geoeducation of Ukraine» in the educational process of training teachers-geographers in higher education. It is the result of rapid development of innovative educational technologies, globalization of all spheres of human life, integration of the results of advanced scientific researches to the educational process, desire to preserve and increase the national cultural and educational diversity of Ukraine. The discipline has close direct and indirect links with normative and elective courses of the general cycle and the cycle of professional and practical training, such as «Fundamentals of General Human Geography», «Population Geography», «Pedagogy», «Regional Economic and Social Geography», etc. Listening to it gives the students a system of integrated, general, professional competencies, which are the criteria for assessing the quality of knowledge from the course. The discipline covers eight main topics, combining 12 thematic lectures,five practical works and three seminars on ethnogeography of Ukraine. It also includes geography of religion and culture of Ukraine, problems of ethnographic-geographical, historicalgeocultural, integrated geocultural zoning of Ukraine, development of geoculture and geoeducation of the state, etc. Throughout the course there is the development of students` soft skills (teamwork, communication, critical thinking, time management, self-presentation, information management, etc.), which have an interprofessional nature, useful for any activity. This allows you to adapt quickly to new conditions, to practice professional mobility, solve non-standard life and professional tasks.

Conclusions. Introduction of the discipline «Geoculture and Geoeducation of Ukraine» in the educational and professional training program for students 014.07 “Secondary education (geography)” is an example of integration of modern scientific developments into the educational process. It is response to the request of Ukrainian society on strengthening state principles in the study of geography in secondary school. It expands the geographical and professional horizons of students, increases competitiveness in the labor market by developing soft skills, forming professional communication and business skills.