Psychological and Pedagogical Aspects of the Integration of Fine Arts into the Training Program for Social Educators

Abstract

The article examines the psychological and pedagogical aspects of the integration of fine arts into the educational program for training social educators. The theoretical foundations, methodological approaches, and practical methods contributing to the development of aesthetic culture and professional competence of future social educators are analyzed. In the theoretical part of the research work, the works of domestic and foreign scientists who studied the issues of training social educators, education based on creativity, and the integration of fine arts into the educational program are analyzed.With special emphasis on the role of fine arts in the formation of emotional intelligence, aesthetic perception, and creative thinking of students and communication skills, the initial and final levels of these competencies are determined. In order to determine the level of professional competencies of students, four diagnostic methods were selected (the EmInquestionnaire, the Torrence test, a set of methods proposed by Y.S. Lyubimova (observation, questioning, interviewing, etc.), and the I.V. Lipsitz pictogram method "You and your environment"). Thirty-nine students from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University took part in the experiment. At the formative stage of the practical part of the research work, the possibilities of integrating fine art into the program for training social educators based on creative workshops,project activities,art therapy,excursions and exhibitions were considered.At the control stage of the experimental part of the research work, the effectiveness of the possibilities of integrating fine art into the educational program was determined, and a conclusion was made.

Keywords: training of social educators, fine arts, integration, emotional intelligence, creative thinking.