Student self-governance as a mean development of youth creative abilities

Abstract

The article deals with the concept of student self-government from a socio-psychological point of view. The essence of activity, purpose and tasks of student self-government bodies on development of students' creative abilities in the conditions of higher education institution are revealed. It is emphasized that the feature of professional education now stands to increase the requirements for the need to disclose the creative component of the future specialist, increase his personal responsibility for the social realization of his own purpose and recognition, for solving specific production problems. The aim of modern society is to nurture a new personality capable of self-realization and creative ability in all spheres of human activity. In the education of the future, special importance should be given to the formation of educated, high-moral, capable of thinking creatively, making independent decisions and improving their professional skills of specialists. Such development is not possible beyond the various forms of collective self-organization in the student environment, where at the same time considerable potential of creative intellectual energy, social activity and creativity in different types of activity are manifested. It is shown that student self-government has become an integral part of higher education. It aims to form such a community (student-teaching staff) where a harmonious interaction of its members, an atmosphere of creative search, inspiration, a thirst for knowledge and use of them in practical activity will be felt, where a high level of organization and self-discipline will be observed. Designing a situation of personal development as an environmental phenomenon differs from the creation of learning situations on the basis of setting objectives, because it is based on the inclusion of students in various environmental situations, expanding their space of life, imitate a greater degree of completeness in the future life. environment, circles of communication, patterns of attitude to the profession, which will focus the future specialist. It is emphasized that each person has creativity, it is only necessary to overcome psychological obstacles that limit its development, to master the methods of stimulation of creative activity. Democratization of education is one of the decisive conditions for the democratization of society and its further development. This is conditioned by the objective need of society for a new person who will be capable of independent, responsible, creative action, in a free, self-developing person with a critical, dogma-free thinking.