The development of social creativity in a polycultural educational environment: structural and content aspect (in the context of university education)

Background. According to the provisions of the “Concept of upbringing and personal development of the Russian citizen in the education system”, the relevance of education of such qualities is explained by the acceleration of the dynamics of change, the growth of uncertainty and “the complication of the process of appropriation by children and youth of social values, cultural standards and moral guidelines”, which gives rise to the need for the formation of a stable civic identity, spiritual and moral guidelines and the ability to social creativity.

The concept emphasizes that a modern citizen of Russia should have the ability to think systematically, creatively and critically, to interact constructively with representatives of different cultures, to be mobile and sustainable in the transformation of socio-cultural space.

Purpose. Analyzing key concepts, identifying the interrelationships of their definitions and determining the content of the definition “development of students' social creativity in a polycultural educational environment”.

Materials and methods. Research material refers to scientific publications, theses, dissertations, abstracts, revealing the essence of the investigation process. The main methods used are: content analysis of scientific sources, conceptual analysis, comparative-comparative method, as well as generalization of theoretical approaches presented in scientific literature.

Results. On the basis of theoretical analysis of the key concepts “education”, “social creativity”, “student”, “educational environment” and “polyculturalism” and their comparison, the system-forming concept – “development of students' social creativity in the conditions of polycultural educational environment of a university” is formulated, the conceptual model demonstrating logical links between the categories is constructed.