Formation of the Genealogical Culture of the Individual in the Education System of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): Experience and Problems

Abstract

The relevance of the issue of identifying the genealogical self among all the population of the country is the requirement of post-Soviet period. Now it is time to pass this vital need of all the gained experience by current generation to next. Is 30 years enough to rooting genealogical culture of the nation? Are young parents and families aware of how to teach genealogical competences their children? The same questions are on the agenda of our education system. Taking into consideration the mentioned questions, this study aims to analyze the state of public education system and the family institution in terms of the questions about formation and developing the genealogical culture of personality. To achieve the aim of the study, the authors used traditional general scientific methods applied in humanitarian fields: a review of literature and sources, sociological methods, logical analysis, analogy, generalization, systematization. The results showed that the process under study based on the research goes to a greater extent by itself, without a purposeful, strategic approach to this most important area of inculturation of growing members of society, mainly due to the aggravated urgency of the problem. The practical significance and, to some extent, the theoretical value of the article lies in the consideration of the methodological side of solving the problem the authors attempted to answer the question "How to form?" genealogical component of personal culture.