Theoretical model of children’s ecological and artistic education system in the context of ethno-cultural traditions
When studying the integration issues in education, there is a global trend of the last two decades aimed at strengthening the interdisciplinary connection between natural-science and socio-humanitarian components of education. Among the scientific community it is noted that the opposition of designated knowledge areas has a negative impact on the intradisciplinary development which leads to a slowdown in innovative processes at all stages of an individual’s education. Considering the possible ways to solve the problem, we turned to integrated ecological and artistic educational activities: the article gives the definition and reveals the content; it also traces the connection with the folk culture, specifically the traditions of nature management and artistic creativity. Searching for an effective solution aimed at achieving the goals of integrated educational activities, the author turns to the pedagogical modelling method the application result of which are: systematized and consistently stated theoretical foundations of children’s ecological and artistic education in the context of ethno-cultural traditions; justification of its targets, approaches and principles, content, forms, methods, means; possible conditions for ensuring educational activities, evaluation of its efficiency and the expected result. It is noted that the developed theoretical model has, in addition to integrity and consistency, its practical significance which shall have a further effect on its practicality.