Abstract
The article is devoted to modern approaches of formation of ethnic consciousness of future teachers of primary school in the conditions of the multicultural society and their education as citizens of Europe. Multicultural competence is a factor of a successful professional activity. In the article, the author analyzed the problem of forming of future specialists’ multicultural competence in connection with the globalization processes and integration of Ukrainian higher education in European educational community. The research stresses that formation of students’ outlook, their value orientations, modern social and humanistic thinking in an educational process are important. It is emphasized that the multiculturalness must become an integral part of every national educational system. The multiculturalness is a key principle of making totally new educational system of Ukraine. Respect and acceptance of cultural variety in the society coexistence of dialogues without loss of the national and cultural identity of the representatives of the society leads to its spiritual and cultural enriching.
 The article is an author's translation of the text published in the Journal of the National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, series: Pedagogics, 5 (2016) (in Ukrainian).
Highlights
Modern pedagogical education of Ukraine, as a component of the European educational space, is designed to form a specialist (Bachelor / Master) who has a solid scientific knowledge, the ability to transfer it to the subjects of the pedagogical process and is capable of active and effective livelihoods in a multinational and multicultural environment, has a developed sense of understanding and respect for other cultures, is able to live in peace and harmony with people of different nationalities, races, beliefs
Such a teacher, being a citizen of Europe and adhering to universal human values, at the same time remains the bearer of his own ethnic culture, able to provide students with the culture of different peoples living in one country and on one continent (Europe), creating the conditions for the emergence of a sense of trust and solidarity between them, ability to interact
Based on the investigation the process of future primary school teachers preparation the methodological foundations concerning the formation of their ethnic consciousness in the context of modern European requirements have been revealed
Summary
Modern pedagogical education of Ukraine, as a component of the European educational space, is designed to form a specialist (Bachelor / Master) who has a solid scientific knowledge, the ability to transfer it to the subjects of the pedagogical process and is capable of active and effective livelihoods in a multinational and multicultural environment, has a developed sense of understanding and respect for other cultures, is able to live in peace and harmony with people of different nationalities, races, beliefs. The article contains materials that were published by the author in Ukrainian in the ”Bulletin of the National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine”, series: Pedagogics, 5 (2016)
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