WOMEN’S ENLIGHTENMENT MOVEMENT AS THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (LATE 19TH – FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY)

Olga Khrystenko

doi:10.20535/2410-8286.74125

Abstract

In this article, the author distinguished the ideological foundations of enlightenment work of Ukrainian women’s organisations (late 19th – first half of the 20th century) and grounded the necessity to implement a special course in educational programs of the humanities. The methodological basis of the study is axiological and competent approaches. The author examined the educational value of the idea of women’s Enlightenment movement and determined the positive experience of women’s organisations in the formation of the young generation of Ukrainians with a high level of national consciousness, gender culture and culture of international relations. Using the methods of content analysis, comparative analysis, historical and structural analysis, induction and deduction the author defined the concept of Ukrainian women’s Enlightenment movement, as also determined the purposes and suggested the content design of a training course on this social and cultural phenomenon for teacher training colleges in Ukraine.

Highlights

The education of the 21st century faces an important task: to educate a person who will retain national identity and at the same time will be able to interact in a multicultural environment, who will respect people of different sexes, nations, religions and so on
The ideological foundations of Enlightenment activities of Ukrainian women’s organisations Analysing the ideological foundations of Enlightenment activities of Ukrainian women's organisations, we considered the definition of key concepts, which were presented in the works of historians, educators, scientists
Spiritual and intellectual progress of society Enlightenment activity Humanism; democracy; combination of human, national, religious and moral values To raise the educational level of the people; to develop their civic consciousness; to develop a woman as a comprehensive and harmonious personality; to provide gender education for children and adults Spiritual and intellectual heritage of Ukrainian people; progressive world heritage; ideological and practical achievements of women Development of spiritual values; humanism; democracy; national identity; respect for women and mothers; mutual respect between genders

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Introduction

The education of the 21st century faces an important task: to educate a person who will retain national identity and at the same time will be able to interact in a multicultural environment, who will respect people of different sexes, nations, religions and so on. Addis, Castano and other members of the research project of the European Union (Meta-analysis of gender, 2012) perform a meta-analysis of gender and science research. They distinguish the implementation of the gender approach in various fields of science. The authors analyse the level of gender culture in the scientific field of post-Soviet countries and related issues. The background of our study is the organisational and educational experience of Ukrainian Women's Organisations of late 19th – first half of the 20th century, who created and put into practice a unique educational concept, based on the unity of gender, national, democratic, religious and humanistic values.

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