Modern Ideas of Teachers of Ukraine Regarding the Formation of Value Unity of Student Youth

Abstract

The article analyzes scientific research on the formation of values and their impact on human life. It was determined that learned and assigned values become the driving force of an individual, assess behavior, the way of responding to surrounding events, and influence the formation of certain character traits. It was determined that the mechanism of the formation of values and value unity among student youth in conditions of long-term stress and uncertainty has not been sufficiently studied, yet it is highly relevant, especially in modern conditions, when all participants in the educational process are under constant threat to life and health. According to scientists, the formation of the values of the younger generation is significantly influenced by the social environment, especially important adults, with whom students have constant contact.
Therefore, the purpose of our article is to highlight the results of a survey of adult participants in the educational process regarding their ideas on the formation of value unity and to determine the direction of further research for the development of mechanisms for the formation of value unity of growing Ukrainians in today's conditions.
The research uses theoretical (analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, etc.) and empirical (surveys, interviews, conversations) research methods. In total, 13,216 participants of the educational process took part in the survey, namely parents, teachers, educators, and leaders-coordinators of children’s public associations.
The article presents the results of a study of adults’ ideas on the education of school youth, focusing on values, value unity, and the peculiarities of their formation in the younger generation of Ukrainians.
Based on the survey results, the prospects for our further research are determined. They consist of studying schoolchildren’s ideas about their own values and value unity, and comparing them with those of adult survey participants. As a result of a comprehensive analysis of survey results, we plan to develop modern, practical forms and methods that will enable us to influence the formation of values and the unity of values among school youth in conditions of prolonged stress.