Multicultural Educational Environment As A Part Of Russian Educational Space

Abstract

The article is concerned with the understanding of Russian educational space and the role of the multicultural educational environment of the university. It also gives terminological definition of specified pedagogical phenomena revealing characteristic features of the educational environment of the university, implemented in the educational process. Over recent decades the educational environment has come to be seen as a pedagogical phenomenon. The educational environment, possessing educational potential, becomes not only a part of educational space or a factor of interaction between members of educational space, but also a source of future specialist personality formation. The educational environment of the university is specially created conditions for effective educational process at a particular educational institution of higher education. The functioning of such a university is conditioned by the principle of multiculturalism of educational activity. Educational environment is a part of the sociocultural space, a zone of interaction of educational material and objects of educational processes. Culture-congruent education is a strategic component of the innovativeness of Russian education, which changes the system of cognitive ideals and norms (explanations, descriptions, justifications) and strengthens the communicative purpose of modern educational process. Special attention is paid to the understanding of multiculturalism in the modern world, which is developed on the basis of cultural diversity.