ДЕФІНІЦІЇ ПОНЯТЬ “ОСВІТНІЙ ПРОСТІР”, “СЕРЕДОВИЩЕ”, “ОСВІТНЄ СЕРЕДОВИЩЕ”

Abstract

The article is devoted to research of different approaches to the interpretation of the concepts: “an educational space”, “an environment”, “and an educational environment”. It has been found out that in the psychological and pedagogical theory and practice there is no single understanding concerning the interpretation of these terms, there is any established perception of them.On the basis of the analysis, the essence of the concepts “an educational space”, “an environment”, “an educational environment” is established. The author studies the category of “educational space”. The results of the comparative analysis of the essence of the concepts “an environment” and “an educational space” are presented. Their precondition and interdependence are investigated. It is determined that the environment reflects the interconnection of conditions, ensures human development, involves mutual influence, interaction of the environment with the subject, and space can exist without a person. Space relative to the environment is a construct of higher order, which may contain several environments.The particular attention is alloted to defining the essence of the definition of “an educational environment”. The phenomenon of the educational environment is substantiated; existence of several types of them is established. Multidimensionality and versatility of consideration of the investigated phenomenon by different authors were revealed. It turns out that the term “an educational environment” is one of the key of the psychological and pedagogical concepts. The historical changes in the contents of the educational environment, which were initiated by outstanding teachers, were traced, respectively, and in the formation of certain requirements for its creation. The structural components of the educational environment are singled out. It is stated that during the creation of a modern educational environment it is necessary to take into account the theory of child development and the requirements for a modern teacher.