Priority directions of patriotic education of modern youth in the conditions of the special military operation

Currently, the Russian Federation is faced with unprecedented geopolitical challenges, which necessitates a special military operation. As a result, a research problem emerged in the form of a significant difference between the level of patriotism in the Russian society in general and among youth in particular. Educational work, as an element of the pedagogical system, is one of the most effective tools at the present time, capable of influencing the value orientations of modern youth, forming personal attitudes in terms of developing pride of their country and readiness to defend its interests.

The purpose of the research is to identify problems in the system of patriotic education of modern youth in the context of the special military operation, and to propose main directions for correcting this process. The methodological basis of the research is represented by the use of the following research methods: study of scientific literature, analysis, synthesis, description.

The research results. It has been revealed that there are certain problems in the field of patriotic education of modern youth in the context of the special military operation. The state should pay noticeably more attention to the issues of patriotic education of modern youth, primarily through interaction in the educational environment. The main tool in this context should be pedagogical activity during the implementation of the educational process, both during classroom work and extracurricular work.

Key conclusions: Patriotic education of the younger generation should become one of the main tasks and priorities for the development of pedagogical science at its current stage of development. Patriotic education of modern youth in the context of a special military operation must be carried out with mandatory consideration of the entire complex of individual psychological characteristics of students.

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