Patriotism as а condition of formation of person’s civic identity

Abstract

The formation of the person’s civic identity becomes the key goal of education in the socio-cultural modernization of Kazakhstan. The article considers the problem of civic identity and patriotism as the main condition for its formation. The purpose of this article is to identify the relations between the concept of «patriotism» and «civic identity», determine the main condition of formation of person’s civic identity. Based on the analysis and synthesis of scientific sources, the authors of the article reveal the essence of the concepts of «patriotism », «Kazakhstan patriotism», «citizenship», «identity», «civic identity», «ethnic identity». Scientific understanding of the problem of formation of person’s civic identity in the pedagogical aspect made it possible to formulate the author's definition of the investigated phenomenon and to distinguish the elements inherent in it: cognitive, affective and regulatory and indicators. The use of methodological approaches (systemicactivity, synergistic, personality-oriented, socio-role, multicultural, humanistic) made it possible to identify the diversity and complexity of the problem under study, as well as to consider the mechanism of the formation of civic identity. The theoretical significance and novelty of this publication lies in the use of a multicultural approach as an innovative to the analysis of the problem of patriotism in the context of the formation of a civic identity of a person in the conditions of a multi-ethnic Kazakhstan society. The practical significance of the work is that the materials of the article can contribute to the development of the studied concepts when developing measures and programs aimed at introducing the individual to the activities of the state and Kazakhstan society in the process of formation the civic identity of the younger generation. The main result of the theoretical study was the substantiation of the conceptual provision that the main factor in the formation of the civic identity of the individual is patriotic education.