PHILOSOPHICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF REFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WORKS OF V. VERNADSKYI

Abstract

The article deals with philosophical and methodological fundamentals of reforming higher education in the works of V. Vernadskyi in the early 20th century. It undoubtedly has the important ideological and methodological significance for directions and values of modern transformation of Ukrainian higher education in the era of mutual influence of globalization of educational space and reproduction of the original national educational tradition in the conditions of state-building. The aim of this article is to identify principles of reforming higher education in the scientific works of founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences V. Vernadskyі. The tasks of this article are perform an analysis the philosophical and educational views V. Vernadskyi and explain their influence on the learning process in universities; to identify the relationship between the normative principles of higher education V. Vernadskyi and pedagogical and philosophical thoughts of other scientists for the formation of a global educational space. Research methods are structural-functional, socio-cultural and comparative approaches in their dialectical unity. Research results: V. Vernadskyі has been proved that the fundamental regulatory principles of improvement in higher education, according to the Ukrainian researchers, are: rationality, scientificity, democratization, humanization of education, spiritual and cultural learning of the world and lifelong learning in combination with the classical model of the university. It has been determined that during educational process in higher educational establishment, it is advisable to take constantly into account the results of the latest research in compliance with deep democratic foundations. Conclusion. The transformation of higher education in the work of V. Vernadskyi is closely connected with the general planetary tasks of the existence of future humanity. It is the processes of world life that play a global role for the entry of humanity into the noosphere, are reflected in the qualitative changes of higher education.