Education as a socio-cultural construction of a person: problems and prospects

Abstract

Relevance of the topic of work. The problem of worldview factors of social stability has a high degree of relevance in modern society. As part of the work, its aspect is revealed as the possibility of the impact of education on the worldview, depending on the way the educational process is organized. The purpose of the study is the disclosure of the specificity and role of education as a tool for the formation of personal qualities of members of society. Materials and methods. During the preparation of the article, classical scientific methods of analysis, abstraction, and comparison, and synthesis, structural-functional and systemic approaches were applied. The results of the study are related to the analysis of the main constituent elements of the educational process and their actual representation. The study identified key factors in the implementation of the educational function of education related both to the structure of educational programs and to the moment of their demand on the part of students. For discussion, it is proposed to consider the dilemma associated with the choice of priorities of the educational process in the context of a contradiction between the interests of individual students and public interests. Key findings and their significance. In the process of research, the importance of education as a mechanism for shaping the worldview was determined. The social risks associated with this process are identified, and key opportunities for improving the effectiveness of the humanitarian component of the educational process in modern society are identified.