Formation of National Consciousness and Patriotism in the Youth of Professional (Vocation-Technical) Education Institutions by the Method of Projects

(on the Example of Teaching the Discipline “History” in Ukrainian Groups of the Republic of Poland)

Abstract

The article analyzes the theoretical aspects of the investigated problem; the meaning of the concepts «patriotism», «national-patriotic education of youth», «project method» in the context of the outlined problem has been clarifed; the peculiarities of the formation of national consciousness and patriotism among young people of vocational (vocational and technical) education institutions by the project method are determined (on the example of teaching the discipline "History" in Ukrainian groups of the Republic of Poland). Attention is focused on the fact that the main task of the teacher when teaching the discipline "History" is to create a clear system of work that contributes to: the formation of the student's national self-awareness; education of an active independent personality, a conscious citizen of Ukraine; permanent systematization and integration of acquired knowledge, identifcation of their connections with the national idea of Ukrainian society; the formation of faith as a particularly important phenomenon of the student's national self-awareness, thanks to which knowledge acquires practical energy and implementation; the formation of the student's ideology, which prompts him to actively participate in the fateful events of the history of his native people; motivation of students to constantly engage in independent research activities on the problems of history, culture, and  spirituality of their native land and people.