The State and Prospects of Development of the Ethnocultural Historical Component in the System of General Education of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic

Abstract

The article examines the development of the historical component of ethno-cultural education in the vector of updating the educational strategy, the introduction of the Federal State Educational Standard and Federal Educational Programs. The ethnocultural component of historical education is considered on the example of activities in the general education system of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Considering the fact that from September 1, 2023, all schools in the country are switching to new federal basic educational programs (FOP), in which it is possible to allocate hours to the part formed by participants in educational relations, it is relevant to consider the possibility of allocating hours to ethno-cultural subjects. The realization of ethno-cultural interests is one of the key tasks of the updated Federal Educational Standards. Thus, the theses of the normative documents of the educational strategy of the state confirm the current research topic. The study presents options for the implementation of objects of ethno-cultural historical orientation. In the region, they are represented by 2 subjects: «History of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic» and «Culture of the peoples of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic». During the study of this topic, a survey was conducted on the options for teaching ethno-cultural subjects in all educational institutions of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. As a result, both strengths and weaknesses were identified in the implementation of the strategy of ethno-cultural education in the general education system of the KBR. For example, the strengths include the fact that a full-scale work is being carried out in the republic to update the teaching materials in ethno-cultural subjects. The deficits include the fact that in some schools ethno-cultural subjects are not included either in the curricula or integrated into the work programs for the subject «History of Russia». The identified deficiencies allow us to formulate a number of recommendations for their elimination.