VALUE FUNDAMENTALS OF CIVIC PATRIOTISM

Abstract

In this article has been shown the importance of national and patriotic education in the modern society. The purpose of the research is to reveal the value bases of civic patriotism and the establishment of Ukrainian civic identity on this basis among cadets of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Methods: analysis and generalization of data of scientific and methodological literature and information sources of the Internet. A theoretical analysis of the concepts “patriotism”, “civic patriotism”, “civic identity” was performed. A civic patriotism was elucidated as the one that belonged to the values of the worldview, state ideology and universal morality. It was determined as a powerful tool of uniting the Ukrainian nation, a necessary mechanism of interaction between a person, a collective, the society and the state. The process of its formation is grounded on the basis of national values (identity, will, unity, dignity), universal values (love, respect, dignity, justice), principles of love and pride for our state, its history, language and achievements. The essence of universal and national values of Ukrainians was shown. The educational guidelines for the process of formation of civic patriotism and confirmation of Ukrainian civic identity among cadets of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on the basis of universal and national values have been formulated. It was determined that civic patriotism was a social and moral imperative. In an article it was defined as a formed sense of national pride, trust in the state and a tool of forming a stable level of Ukrainian civic identity, which is characterized by readiness to take actions aimed at protecting the national interests of the state and its territorial integrity.