Modern methodological approaches to the study of the socio-cultural phenomenon "pedagogy of volunteering"

The purpose of the article is to define the theoretical and methodological basis of volunteering pedagogy as a set of methodological approaches, including a set of ideas, theories, principles and patterns. The methodological basis of the work consists of existing theoretical models and concepts of volunteerism and volunteerism; the key provisions of humanistic, societal, sociocultural institutional, community, pedagogical and psychological approaches. The methodology of volunteering pedagogy is interdisciplinary in nature, which allows analyzing this phenomenon taking into account various scientific concepts. The materials of the article and the conclusions based on them can be useful in improving the methodology of volunteering pedagogy and methods of organizing volunteer activities, and can also be used as a methodological basis for the development and practical implementation in the educational process for the training of volunteers in higher and secondary vocational educational institutions.