FROM IDEAS TO STANDARDS: BORYS SHALAGINOV'S CONTRIBUTION  TO THE FORMATION OF FOREIGN LITERATURE  AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE

Olena Stepanenko

doi:10.23856/7011

Olena Stepanenko Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0887-5808

Keywords: Borys Shalaginov, state standard, literary education, teaching methodology, curricula, educational reforms, value-based approach

Abstract

This article analyzes the significant contribution of the prominent Ukrainian scholar Borys Shalaginov to the development of normative documents for the school course of foreign literature in institutions of general secondary education in Ukraine. His key scientific positions regarding the course concept, principles of structuring educational information, and the role of the state standard and curricula are outlined. Particular attention is paid to Shalaginov's vision of the educational value of art as a means of affirming fundamental values that strengthen the human community. The article highlights his proposed principles for selecting works for school study, which include high artistic and aesthetic and pedagogical value, humanistic content, psychological appropriateness for specific age groups, scientific and theoretical representativeness, and a text volume suitable for classroom work. It is emphasized that these principles remain relevant today, especially with the deep penetration of digital technologies into schooling. The article also examines Professor Shalaginov's role in creating school curricula for foreign literature, which, unlike previous ones, fostered the formation of a personality rooted in national cultural heritage yet open to global ideas and values. It is proven that his programs created prerequisites for the synthesis of national and universal values. The conclusion is made that Borys Shalaginov's scientific and methodological ideas serve as a foundation for the further development of literary education in the New Ukrainian School.

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