YOUTH WORK IN UKRAINE: HISTORY OF FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS

Abstract

The article notes that modern youth is the subject of special attention of modern society. Formation and development of youth work has its beginning and perspective of modern practical experience through circles, camps, spaces, hubs, centers, etc. The purpose of the article is to analyze the formation and development of youth centers and spaces in order to build and implement a new effective model of youth work in Ukraine. The research used such methods as: analysis, comparison and generalization of scientific, historical and other sources on the investigated problem.The article generalizes the age category of youth; the historical aspect of the development of the children's and youth movement is analyzed; the stages of development of the system of training teachers-organizers of the children's movement are defined; periods of formation and development of training of youth workers are singled out; the concepts of «youth», «youth work», «children's movement», «youth movement», «organizer of children's movement», «youth worker», «youth center» are generalized; the main tasks of youth work are highlighted; the activities of the youth center «START» of the Faculty of Social and Psychological Education of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University are covered, namely through the areas of activity: educational and scientific, leisure, informational and consulting, project, career guidance, mentoring (trainings, seminars, trainings on the creation of startup – projects, trainings for personal growth and development of leadership qualities; master classes). It was concluded that the formation of youth work is traced from a simple form to more modern, improved work with children and youth – in circles, clubs, camps, spaces, hubs, centers.