Formation of patriotic consciousness of student youth

Abstract

The article emphasizes the importance of formation of patriotic consciousness of students. The main approaches to understanding the essence of patriotism as a social feeling are considered. One of the primary tasks of fundamental transformations in modern times is the construction of a civil society, the formation of a new type of civil personality. Student youth is the social stratum of society that is already at the forefront of the transformation of the world, making a great contribution to sustainable development and opening up new formats for ensuring involvement and interaction on a global scale. The younger generation is not only the most numerous: it also has the highest level of interaction. On the basis of a socio-psychological survey, the results are presented, the current state of patriotic consciousness of modern youth is analyzed. Approbation of the methodology for identifying the formation of patriotic consciousness of student youth was carried out at the North Ossetian State Institute. The study involved two age groups, respondents from 16 to 25 years old and respondents over 25 years old. The reason for this division was the fact that the age group of 16 to 25 years, these are students who have self-awareness. The second age group is respondents over 25 years old. This group is already wellformed mature people with a relatively formed worldview. The results of our research showed that patriotism is the value system of the modern younger generation, but, at the same time, is not a priority and defining value for most young people. The main aspect in the formation of patriotic consciousness is to direct young people to assimilate the spiritual and moral values of modern society. The organization of the process of formation of patriotic consciousness in a higher educational institution should be considered as a complex process, all aspects of which should be interconnected and at the same time complement each other, which implies its purposeful and comprehensive implementation. The formation of patriotic consciousness of students should be carried out both in the learning process and in extracurricular activities, through the study of humanities, the participation of students in various activities.