Involvement of school-age children of Volyn oblast in the all- Ukrainian children and youth military-patriotic game «Sokil» («Dzhura»)

Abstract

In the conditions of a full-scale war, one of the main tasks of the educational process is to strengthen the work on national-patriotic education of children and youth by analyzing their involvement in the military-patriotic game «Sokil» («Dzhura») and, subsequently, diversifying the form of work on military-patriotic education. This article is devoted to the theme of the organization of the Game and the dynamics of the popularity for all-Ukrainian children and youth military-patriotic game «Sokil» («Dzhura») in Volyn. Research methods: analysis and synthesis of scientific and methodological literature, generalization of scientists' research and systematization of the results, theoretical modeling method, methods of mathematical statistics.
 During the year, the number of students engaged in «Dzhura» ranged from approximately 1,200 to 1,660 in 2019-2023. The highest figure (1,669 people) was recorded in 2019, the lowest (1,205 people) in 2022. This is due to the spread of the COVID- 19 pandemic and the beginning of a full-scale war. According to the age criteria, during the studied years, students of middle school age participated the most (69.9-85.1%), the least - older students (1.8-9.1%); the younger generation occupies the second position (13.2-24.9%). It should be noted that a small proportion of the involved youth aged 15-17 may potentially not contribute to the popularization of the Game, since it is they who are being trained as "kozachata" (small cossacks) for novices. Conclusion. It was determined that the all-Ukrainian children and youth military-patriotic game «Sokil» («Dzhura») in Volyn oblast is carried out systematically and at a high level, attracting participants in three age categories. This is an average of 0.87% of the total number of all schoolchildren in oblast.