Keyword: «personality education»

Fostering social responsibility in adolescence is paramount in education. The traditions of raising children in rural districts are often based on the value priorities of folk customs: mutual assistance, the formation of a respectful attitude towards elders, inclusion in labor activity. Search activity is one of the forms of fostering patriotism, citizenship and responsibility. The definition of the content and forms of social responsibility development in rural adolescents is rather relevant. The purpose of the work: to study the characteristic aspects of the social responsibility development in rural adolescents, to work out and test a program for the development of social responsibility among rural adolescents – members of the search team. The works of scientists in the field of social responsibility and technologies for its development in adolescents served as the theoretical and methodological basis of the study. Research methods: theoretical (study and analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature; analysis, generalization and systematization of information from scientific sources); empirical (testing, questioning, pedagogical experiment); methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The study was conducted on the basis of the "Education Center No. 28" in the village of Plekhanovo, Tula region. The study involved 24 adolescents who were members of the search team. The diagnostic program included the following methods: “Conscientiousness Scale” (V.V. Melnikov, L.T. Yampolsky), Locus of Control Diagnosis Method (E.F. Zeer, G.A. Karpov), “Adolescent Self-Esteem Study” (G.N. Kazantseva), “Express Diagnosis of Responsibility” (EDR), questionnaire survey of adolescents – members of the search team. The development of social responsibility among rural adolescents – members of the search team will be more effective in case of taking into account the age and individual characteristics of rural adolescents, enriching the experience of developing the value of social responsibility, translating patriotic values and citizenship. The results of the study can be used in work with different categories of adolescents on the basis of educational institutions, children's and youth organizations, institutions of additional education; in training of teachers, organizers of work with youth, social educators, counselors, etc.