On the competence of teachers in recognizing the hidden ideology of extremism among students

This study examines the problems of developing the competence of teachers of primary, general secondary and higher education in the diagnosis of hidden forms of extremism in the educational environment. The use of the author's meth-odology allowed to state the insufficient level of teachers' preparedness to solve problems related to the identification of hidden forms of extremism among students. The experiment showed that 37.5% of teachers had a low, 59.5% had an average, and only 3.0% had a high level of competence at the entrance test. After the educational conversation, the results of solving quasi–professional tasks (22% – low, 72% – medium, 6% - high) showed a positive trend in teachers' ability to recognize markers of hidden forms of extremist ideology in the educational environment. The proposed author's meth-odology for diagnosing teachers' competence in recognizing the hidden ideology of extremism among students can also be used to train students – future teachers in order to develop competencies related to monitoring the ideological stability of Russia's state interests and psychological and pedagogical strategies for fostering patriotism among students. The con-clusion is made about the need for further research on the prevention of extremism in the educational environment for all age groups of students.