Value components of students’ patriotic potential 

Olga V. Salʼnikova, Senior lecturer of the sub-department of economic theory and international relations, Penza State University (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), sova_newm@mail.ru

Background. Nowadays, Russia faces colossal tasks to ensure further progressive socio-economic and socio-cultural development in the new dynamically changing condi-tions. Patriotism, acting as strategic resource for maintaining integrity of the country and important component of society consolidation, enters the priorities circle and actualizes the problem of formation and development of patriotic potential value foundations of various social groups, especially young people. The purpose of the study is to analyze the value components of patriotic potential of modern student youth. Materials and methods. Based on analysis of documents, laws and statutory instruments, results of quantitative and qualitative authors’ research among youth of the Penza region (2020), secondary analysis of data from other studies (VTsIOM and regional studies), sociological analysis of state and development of patriotic values of modern student youth was carried out. Results. Based on studies’ results, average level of patriotism among student youth was identified; structure of patriotic potential combines emotional-assessment and activity components of patriotism; for most of student youth, patriotism is love for the country, respect for traditions, work for good of the Motherland. Conclusions. The study showed that purposeful work is needed to develop value components of patriotic potential of student youth, which can be realized through clearly structured system of patriotic events in universities, creating appropriate university environment and improving quality of pedagogical support for development of students’ patriotism.

 youth, student youth, patriotism, values, patriotic potential

Sal'nikova O.V. Value components of students’ patriotic potential. Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedeniy. Povolzhskiy region. Obshchestvennye nauki = University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences. 2022;(4):68–76. (In Russ.). doi:10.21685/2072-3016-2022-4-6