Education in humanistic pedagogy

Introduction. The article examines the problem of education, based on the methodology of a humanistic approach to the formation of the individual. Comparative analysis made it possible to identify and characterize the features that are inherent in both communist and modern humanist education. Particular attention is paid to the principles of humanistic pedagogy, which determine the direction and activities of educational organizations. The importance of the problem in question is that a certain understanding of it is the basis of the formation of the spiritual culture of the individual and society. Materials and Methods. The theoretical and methodological strategy of this study was a comparative-comparative approach, which allowed to identify and characterize those features that are inherent in both communist and modern humanistic education. To this end, the following methods were used: theoretical modeling, abstraction, generalization, comparative analysis. Results of the study and discussion. Approaches to education under the influence of communist and humanistic (anthropocentric humanism) education have been revealed and critically understood. The role of Orthodox humanism in the formation of human personality is shown as the antithesis of anthropocentric humanism. Conclusion. The results of the study show that humanistic pedagogy, striving to be independent, develops its approaches to education. However, she uses the educational material that was criticized for her traditional pedagogical science and practice. Its main difference from the previous pedagogy is that the center of the pedagogical space is occupied by a separate personality. Education is understood as an activity aimed at creating the necessary conditions for its self-fulfillment, internal self-expression.