Abstract
The article is devoted to the topical problem of educating dignity in junior schoolchildren. Based on the analysis of philosophical psychological and pedagogical literature, generalization of the obtained empirical data, use of pedagogical diagnostics, the basic tendencies and features of education of dignity at younger schoolchildren are revealed, criteria (cognitive, emotional-value, active) are defined with the corresponding indicators, which allowed to characterize dignity in junior school students (high, medium, low). Students' understanding of the concept of "human dignity", the peculiarities of its upbringing and behavioral manifestations is considered.
 The practical significance of the study is determined by the fact that its results allow to improve the quality of the educational space of the school, to increase the effectiveness of its impact on the moral and ethical development of the younger generation, to adapt the activities of junior students to real life. The defined age features of students of grades 1-4 allow to provide a qualitatively new educational effect in solving the problems of moral education of schoolchildren, features of influence of pedagogical and educational systems on formation and development of the person are considered. Various approaches to determining the essence of moral value – dignity and factors of its successful formation, which have gained recognition in foreign pedagogical thought and spread in educational practice, are analyzed. The article reveals the state of formation of dignity in junior schoolchildren at the ascertaining stage of scientific research.
 The practical significance of the article is that its materials can be used in the organization of educational work of general education institutions and training of primary school teachers
Highlights
At the stage of Ukraine's formation as a legal democratic state, significant changes took place
In order to identify the features of the education of dignity in junior school students, an ascertaining stage of the experiment was conducted, which included 420 students of grades 1–4 from two gymnasiums in Kyiv, 165 parents and 48 teachers
The middle level (66.5 %) was demonstrated by children of primary school age, who have an idea of dignity, are aware of its importance, but do not always adhere to at the personal level
Summary
At the stage of Ukraine's formation as a legal democratic state, significant changes took place. The idea of the world and human is reestimated, humanistic values become relevant, which are objectively based on the formation of a person’s sense of self-sufficiency, personality-oriented autonomy, sense of self-worth. The problem of forming the dignity of a growing personality acquires special significance in the development of the New Ukrainian School. Self-esteem is the basis of personality development, which has an integrative value in the holistic process of its development, reflects a person's assessment of their own qualities, abilities, worldview, their own behavior, provides constructive long-term and full functioning of these processes. Modern human wants to build their relationships with others on the basis of respect for dignity, so the study of the problem of educating dignity in the younger generation is an extremely important issue
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