FORMATION OF LEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN STUDENT VOLUNTEERS: THEORETICAL ASPECTS

Abstract

The article analyzes theoretical approaches to the problem of forming leadership qualities of student youth by means of volunteering.The author found out that Ukrainian and foreign researchers single out a number of urgent problems related to the formation of a leader: the formation of the social competence of a leader, an organizer of an association, which in a situation of informal communication, the use of the socializing potential of the formations entrusted to them complements, expands and deepens the vital the child’s experience, equipping him with certain value orientations, etc.The analysis of the theory and practice of the formation of leadership qualities of student youth in general and the means of volunteer activity in particular shows the insufficiency of the scientific and theoretical research of the specified problem.It was found that one of the most urgent problems of many human sciences is the problem of leadership both in the philosophical aspect and in the practical plan. The problem of leadership, which has an interdisciplinary nature, was and is the subject of attention of many foreign and domestic researchers in the field of history, philosophy, psychology, sociology and pedagogy.Researchers, theoreticians and practitioners call volunteer activity a key component in the formation of personal and professional qualities in general and the effective formation of leadership qualities of student youth in particular.The author revealed the role of volunteering as an effective means of forming leadership qualities of student youth. Volunteer activity is a voluntary, socially oriented, non-profit activity carried out by volunteers through the provision of volunteer assistance.The article emphasizes that Ukraine needs to take into account the experience of European countries in this area and introduce new methods and types of activities into the activities of higher education institutions in order to be able to form appropriate leadership skills in students.Prospective areas of further research are the study of socio-psychological features of the formation of leadership qualities of student youth by means of volunteering, as well as innovative forms of volunteering aimed at the formation and development of personality in modern socio-cultural conditions.