Problem of educating a polycultural personality in Ukrainian scholarly and pedagogical discourse

Abstract

Abstract. The study aims to highlight and systematize the works of Ukrainian scholars on the problem of educating a polycultural personality. Methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization and systematization of scientific and pedagogical sources on the problem under study are used in a complex. Results. The key goal of multicultural education is outlined, which is to educate an individual ready for effective creative life in the conditions of a modern multicultural society. It is noted that the concept of a polycultural personality is a complex pedagogical phenomenon, the content of which includes such categories as “culture” and “polyculturalism”. Given the subject of the research, culture is defined as a dynamic process of interaction based on pluralism of values and mutual enrichment between different ethnocultural communities. It is found that in the Ukrainian scientific and pedagogical discourse, polyculturalism is interpreted both as a principle of education and development of modern society, and as an integrative quality of the personality, which is manifested in effective intercultural interaction, opening up to a person the possibility of not only dialogue, but also self-justification in the conditions of the plurality of cultures of the modern world. Conclusions. Analysis of the works of Ukrainian scholars allows us to consider the education of a polycultural personality as a complex, systemic process, which is manifested in active intercultural interaction on the basis of dialogical relations and acquired socio-cultural knowledge; contributes to the development of the intellectual and spiritual spheres of the personality necessary for effective life in the conditions of multiculturalism of the modern world; provides personal actualization of the meanings inherent in culture, as well as self-knowledge and self-realization of the personality; depends on the development of modern civilization, the level of development of a certain society, the relationship of culture and education in it, as well as the methods of cultural identification.