Pedagogical model of the future pilots’ value-moral sphere development in the educational process of a military university

Aim. The search for ways of the future pilots’ value-moral sphere development in the educational process of a military university is explained by the objective need for solving the conceptual, organizational and methodic contradictions that present an autonomous pedagogical problem and stimulate the systematic transformation of the phenomenon studied. One of the vectors of resolving these contradictions is development and substantiation of a pedagogical model based on the key ideas of systemic, integrative, personality-centered and axiological approaches and describing the conceptual, substantive, technological and diagnostic aspects of the process under study. Thus, the aim of the article is to develop and scientifically justify a pedagogical model of the future pilots’ value-moral sphere development in the educational process of a military university.

Methodology. The main methods of the research are analysis of scientific sources on the problem, synthesis of scientific ideas, generalization of pedagogical experience, pedagogical modeling. Scientific novelty/theoretical and/ or practical significance. The scientific novelty includes the description of a new pedagogical model which allows systematically and efficiently on long-term basis and in steady format to develop future pilots’ value-moral sphere in the educational process of a military university. The theoretical significance consists in clarifying and supplementing the concept of "value-moral sphere", taking into account the professional activities of future pilots. The practical significance lies in development of 1) an original program on each stage of which methods, forms, means are defined, as well as educational activities that develop deliberately components of the value-moral sphere; 2) a criteria and diagnostic tool including criteria, indicators, and levels and contributing to objective evaluation of value-moral sphere development as a whole.

Results. The results of the research are the following: 1) clarifying and supplementing the term “future pilots’ value-moral sphere” considered as a multi-component system of dialectically interdependent personal characteristics of future pilot officers that define the process of state value-moral ideas interiorisation into deeper attitudes and beliefs, personal ‘self-building’ based on traditions and historical knowledge about the exploits of Russian officers during the past and present wars and defining value-moral orientations which help choose a value-moral model of behavior under conditions of fulfillment of military duty, perception of himself as ‘I am a Russian officer’; 2) development and justification of a pedagogical model of the future pilots’ value-moral sphere development in the educational process of a military university presented as a set of purposeful, methodological, structural and informative, resulting and diagnostic blocks.

Conclusions. Increasing the effectiveness of the future pilots’ value-moral sphere development is carried out at the expense of a new pedagogical model implementation in the educational process. Its main idea lies in deeper integration of all educational resources within and out of the university involving veterans of real warfare through mentorship aimed at giving future pilots examples of personal value-moral choice when fulfilling the military duty.

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