HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The author theoretically substantiates the historical and pedagogical aspects of the formation and development of extracurricular education in Ukraine. The prospects of its development under the conditions of modernizing the education system, preserving the best traditions and creating modern standards of extracurricular education are determined. The author found out that in modern conditions of development of the national system of education, the activity of extracurricular education institutions is an actual means of positive motives formation of educational and cognitive activity of youth.The article sketches out extracurricular work as an organized pedagogical activity, that has a pronounced specificity of influence in comparison with other means of education and certain advantages, which include voluntary participation of young people in extracurricular activities, their differentiation by interests and inclinations, and individual approach.It is clarified and substantiated that the system of extracurricular education performs significant tasks aimed at meeting the needs of children for cognition and creativity; acquisition, deepening and expansion of youth competencies, satisfaction and development of their interests and abilities in free time; formation of worldview and system of value orientations, national-patriotic education; identification, support and development of gifted and talented children; physical, emotional and intellectual development of personality. The perspective problems that will be solved during the implementation of this research and the practical significance of solving this problem for the educational sphere are revealed. The findings confirm that the current scientific problem is not only the disclosure of the content of extracurricular education as a social phenomenon but also the verification of the continuous educational process, where extracurricular educational institutions provide children with broad and unconventional opportunities to improve mental health.
 Keywords: scientific problem; pedagogical phenomenon; education and upbringing; quality of education; social conditions; free choice; extracurricular education; content of extracurricular education; extracurricular education institution; student youth.