"Service-learning" as a tool for strengthening family values and involving students in solving regional family policy problems

the article discusses the innovative educational approach "Service-learning" as an effective tool for strengthening family values and involving students in solving urgent problems of regional family policy. In the context of the transformation of the family institution, the growth of divorces, the decline in the birth rate and the spread of civil marriages, the search for new mechanisms for supporting the family, adapted to regional specifics, is of particular importance. The article analyzes the concept of the state family policy of the Russian Federation until 2025 with an emphasis on the need for an integrated approach combining measures to support young, large and disadvantaged families. Particular attention is paid to the role of higher education institutions in raising a family-oriented generation through the integration of project activities into the educational process. "Service learning" is presented as a pedagogical technology that combines academic training with practical work on real social problems. Using the example of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra, it is shown how the interaction of universities, government agencies and NGOs allows creating effective socially oriented projects aimed at sociological research of reproductive behavior and family support measures, creating inclusive programs for children with disabilities, educational events to popularize family values.

"Service learning", family policy, practice-oriented learning, regional specifics, social partnership, project activities