The study of the formation of spiritual values, patriotism and citizenship among students and teachers of a pedagogical university

Introduction. The relevance of the research is determined by the importance of the formation of spiritual values associated with such qualities as patriotism and citizenship in modern society. The purpose of the work is to study the problem of the formation of a student pedagogical university, compare the value orientations of students and present, identify approaches, achieve a high level of spiritual inclination formation, include an assessment of patriotism and citizenship in the presentation of the personality of the future teacher. Materials and methods. An author's modified questionnaire was created, with two options - for students and teachers. The basis for the study was the Armavir State Pedagogical University (Russian Federation). The survey involved students of the Pedagogical University in the amount of 913 people, as well as teachers in the amount of 106 people. Results. The analysis of the survey showed that the majority of both students (69.4%) and teachers (75.5%) associate the concept of "patriotism" with national identity. At the same time, 91.2% of the surveyed students consider themselves patriots. The concept of "citizenship" is defined by both students and teachers of a pedagogical university as primarily a sense of responsibility and duty to their country and people (43.6% of students and 54.3% of teachers), awareness of responsibility for their actions, understanding of their rights and freedoms (43% and 34.3%, respectively). In addition, in the structure of values of pedagogical university students, a high share is occupied by those that are characteristic of young people as a whole as a special group of the population – self-realization (64.1%), love (58.7%), friendship (45.3%). Conclusion. As the study showed, the formation of patriotism of the modern young generation mainly takes place in the family. Accordingly, it is necessary to consider the possibility of closer interaction between the family and educational organizations at all levels of education in the issue of patriotic education. To implement educational activities at a university, as well as at school, methodological support from teachers, development and implementation of modern interactive manuals are needed.