Дослідження присвячене системному аналізу студентського
самоврядування як виду громадського самоврядування, наділеного значним
потенціалом виховання лідерських якостей, громадянської позиції,
демократичної політичної культури молоді. У дослідженні набуло подальшого
розвитку теоретико-методологічне вивчення інструментальних можливостей
студентського самоврядування у контексті політико-культурного розвитку
студентства на етапі трансформації соціально-політичної системи України.
Поглиблено дослідження засобів формування нової національної еліти в
Україні. Наголошено, що сучасні демократичні оновлення вплинули на склад
владної еліти, її цінності, що породжує запит на розвиток нових технологій
формування еліт, зокрема використовуючи потенціал студентського
самоврядування. Проаналізовано проблематику функціонального призначення
та спроможності студентського самоврядування як інституту розвитку
українських ВНЗ та об’єктивної умови входження України до європейського
простору вищої освіти. Досліджено сучасні практики студентського
самоврядування, переосмислено їх потенціал та стан ресурсного забезпечення
як механізмів реалізації державної молодіжної політики.
The scientific paper is dedicated to the system analysis of the student selfgovernance
as one of types of public self-governance comprising significant potential
regarding inculcation of leadership features, a civic point of view, and democratic
political culture in the youth. The author of the dissertation does the conceptual
analysis of instrumental opportunities of the student self-governance in the context of
formation of the social and political activity of the youth, interpretation of a problem
related to formation of democratic competencies of the students under conditions of
transformation of the Ukrainian social and political system.
The author theoretically and methodologically enhances the analysis of
mechanisms of formation of the new national elite in Ukraine and concludes that the
contemporary democratic renovations have influenced the content and values of the
ruling elite. This process engenders demand for new means of the elite generation,
one of which is the student self-governance.
Specification of the student self-governance sense is cognitively significant.
The student self-governance is a process of real participation of studying persons in
management and supervision of an activity of studentship in conjunction with all the
managerial bodies of a higher educational establishment as well as a leading factor of
educational activity activation, inculcation of leadership and organizational features,
a social activity, civil responsibility and consciousness, harmonic development of a
future professional, and the basis of democracy expansion and enhancement of the
role of the higher school as a social system.
The author emphasizes that unification of forms and directions of activities of
the student self-governance bodies is inexpedient, because they are determined by the
very students in compliance with the self-dependence nature of the student selfgovernance.
The research enhances an assertion on appropriateness of the
sociocultural approach to development of democratic values and competences of the
youth on the basis of the student self-governance means.
Indication of stages, levels, criteria, figures of development of the leadership
features, and the most effective organizational forms of the student self-governance
are of considerable importance for gnosiological knowledge. Determination of the
role of the student self-governance in formation of the national elite, namely
consolidating, organizational, interactional, selective, managerial, competent, and
professional ones, is sequentially logical.
The author of the dissertation highlights the following main problems of
functioning of the student organizations in Ukraine: absence of durable experience of
functioning under conditions of independence; restricted comprehension of functional
nature of the student self-governance bodies; low quality of work; formalism and
fictitious nature of the bodies; illusion of dependence on managerial staff of a higher
educational establishment; absence of traditions and practice of transfer of useful
experience under conditions of rapid employee turnover; deficit of charismatic
leaders; disconnection at the state level. However, at the level of particular higher
educational establishments work of the student self-governance bodies, namely in
National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, has been evaluated approvingly, since
the establishments pay attention to inculcation of leadership features in the youth.
The scientific paper considers normative contradictions of the legislative support of
the student self-governance bodies in modern Ukraine.
The author thoroughly analyzes institutional opportunities of the student selfgovernance
as an instrument of realization of the state youth policy and estimates the
organizational and innovational framework of the student self-governance as a
measure of formation of the domestic political and cultural environment.
The author offers a set of recommendations regarding a social and practice
aspect of development of the student self-governance in Ukraine, which are as
follows: implementation of a system of training education for student leaders;
expanding economic opportunities of the student organizations; projecting a
development strategy of the student self-governance at the state, regional, and higher
educational establishment levels; providing effective control of the Ministry of
Education and Science over observance of rights for co-management, which belonged
to the student self-governance, by managerial staff of a higher educational
establishment.
