The Role of Industrial Site Revitalization in the Creation of Multifunctional Creative Spaces for Non-Formal Education

Анотація

The purpose of this article is to determine the role and substantiate the potential of industrial site revitalization in the context of creating multifunctional creative spaces that can be used to provide non-formal education for children and adults. To achieve this objective, general scientific and specialized research methods were applied, including analysis and synthesis of scholarly sources, comparative analysis, and the generalization and systematization of approaches to understanding non-formal education and revitalization.

The findings demonstrate that non-formal education constitutes a dynamic component of the contemporary educational system, ensuring flexibility of learning, responsiveness to individual needs, and alignment with labor market demands. The development of non-formal education is shown to be closely associated with the transformation of the educational environment and the search for new learning spaces. It is substantiated that the revitalization of industrial facilities represents an effective instrument for shaping such spaces due to their substantial floor areas, spatial openness, and potential for functional zoning.

The study confirms that the preservation of elements of industrial architecture contributes to a favorable psychological environment that stimulates cognitive engagement and creativity. The main models of reorganizing industrial facilities through revitalization to meet the needs of non-formal education are proposed, including open-format creative spaces, specialized educational hubs, cultural and educational centers, innovation parks, and inclusive learning environments.

The conclusions emphasize that the revitalization of industrial facilities creates the preconditions for establishing an effective educational environment that organically integrates educational, cultural, and social functions. Provided that the principles of comprehensiveness, adaptability, and heritage preservation are observed, such facilities can become platforms for implementing innovative forms of non-formal education. Prospects for further research in this area are associated with an in-depth analysis of pedagogical facilitation technologies in open creative environments, as well as the development of criteria for assessing the quality of educational services delivered within revitalized hubs.