Православная педагогическая методология: отжившее прошлое или предстоящее будущее?

Abstract

The article defines the concept of pedagogical methodology as the unity of the method of cognition and the subject of cognition and analyzes the main directions of the European pedagogical methodology: ancient, Christian, New European; their essence is shown through the comprehension of the most important pedagogical categories: education, the purpose of education, the concept of a person, the process of education, including the content and technologies of education. Through the analysis of the work of A.A. Ostapenko and K.V. Zelinsky proves that the content of the main pedagogical category – the category of education cannot be the content of some theological category, which the authors take the concept of repentance. The concept of salvation cannot be such a content either. Pedagogical categories should have pedagogical content. It also explains the idea that the basic pedagogical category cannot be the category of education, therefore, as such, it is necessary to use historically the first Russian pedagogical concept – the concept of education. Based on this attitude, it is shown what is the content of the main pedagogical categories in the Orthodox methodology. It is revealed that pedagogical categories in the system of Orthodox methodology explain a person and his upbringing more accurately than in other pedagogical methodologies (ancient and New European). And therefore it is proved that the Orthodox pedagogical methodology has not remained in the historical past, but it should become the main pedagogical methodology now and in the future.