Nadejda V. Saratovceva

The trials of recent years, which Russia and the whole world are going through, force a person to make decisions and make a value choice. In this regard, it is very important what set of values will be decisive for the individual, especially for those who are at the initial stage of their formation. One of the measures that universities can take to solve the problem of forming value orientations of modern youth is the introduction of the discipline "Fundamentals of Russian Statehood" into the curriculum. The purpose of the publication is to provide an opportunity to exchange the first teaching experience and, at the same time, a new look at the complex problem of Russian statehood. The study was conducted by the method of theoretical analysis of the existing methodological, pedagogical and ideological experience of spiritual and moral education. The authors also used the questionnaire method. In this article, the interpretation of the categories "values", "traditional Russian spiritual and moral values" is carried out, since the accuracy of defining the semantic load of the main concepts is extremely important for any social knowledge. Based on the analysis, the characteristics of the concept "values" are identified. The emphasis is placed on the fact that the content of the new discipline with traditional values implies their thorough and in-depth study regardless of the specialization of the university and its geographical location. It is noted that during the teaching of the discipline it is necessary to constantly establish connections between the five thematic units. Traditional values should be used as one of the unifying elements between the thematic units of the course. The authors showed the potential of content filling of the course structure with traditional values and its effective implementation using the example of such a system-forming value as a strong family. A number of exercises and tasks aimed at understanding the most important role of the family in modern society and the state were presented. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the presentation of the special role of traditional spiritual and moral values in teaching the discipline "Fundamentals of Russian Statehood" and a special view of the family and family values in the context of strengthening the foundations of the state. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of applying expanded knowledge of the key concepts of the course in teaching practice, the use of methodological techniques, exercises in the study of individual topics that were developed by its authors in the process of teaching and presented in this article.

The relevance of the study is due to the necessity of defining the terms of dialogue between secular and religious educational institutions in the contemporary context of the search for new forms of national traditions and spiritual values of Russian people reproduction, as well as those institutions regional experiences synthesis. Thus, the purpose of the study is to identify the forms and prospects of cooperation between secular and religious educational institutions (on the example of interaction of secular universities and theological seminary). The main method in the study is the scientific method of theoretical analysis of scientific experience of domestic and foreign teachers, psychologists and clergymen who studied problems of interaction between secular educational institutions and religious organizations. During the study of this problem institutional approach was used, that allows to analyze the peculiarities of secular and religious educational institutions and to highlight possible spheres for cooperation. The article gives a comprehensive analysis of Penza region experience in the sphere of secular universities and theological seminary interaction. Traditional nature of the relationship between secular and religious educational institutions, characteristic of pre-revolutionary Russian system of education, is noted. The authors researched institutional and extra-institutional forms of cooperation established between teaching staff of Penza universities and Penza clergymen teaching at Penza theological seminary. The authors paid special attention to the activities of one of the most interesting extra-institutional sites in the Penza diocese – " Philosophical-theological cafe" (converted in 2017 into the "Religious-philosophical society"). This dialogue platform brought together more than five educational and cultural institutions of the region. "Religious-philosophical society" comprises more than ten scholars in the Humanities and representatives of the clergy. The authors of the article analyzed factors of positive and negative pedagogical effect of existing forms of communication between representatives of the Church and students. The conditions necessary for their successful communication are described. The results of secular universities and theological seminary interaction are shown. It is concluded that the construction of the interaction and integration of religious and secular spheres is not only possible and successful, but promising. The results of the study can be used by authorities as a theoretical framework for education policy and church-state relations development, as well as in the development of cooperation strategies between secular and religious educational organizations.