INFORMAL EDUCATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACQUIRES SPECIALTY 017 PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF MARITAL STATE IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article reveals the essence and content of the concept of “informal physical education”, the features of informal education of higher education students in the specialty 017 Physical education and sports. The positive aspects of both non-formal education and non-formal physical education are singled out; their main advantages over formal education; the main characteristics of non-formal education are given; the main tasks were formulated, the main functions of non-formal education of students of higher education specialty 017 Physical culture and sport and its types were revealed; the attitude of students to non-formal education is analyzed. The analysis of the literature made it possible to project the functions of informal physical education of students. In our opinion, they should include: educational (deepening and expanding knowledge, mastering new knowledge and supplementing educational offers in the field of physical culture and sports); developmental (developing the ability to learn independently, mastering new methods of activity, promoting the self-development of youth in the field of physical education and sports); leisure (organization of studentsʼ meaningful free time); psychological (creating conditions for the growth of youth motivation, development of their personality in the field of physical education and sports); informational (formation of the skills of searching, choosing, using, and processing information in the field of physical culture and sports); status (increasing the psychological and interpersonal status of participants by means of inclusion in the reference circle of communication); rehabilitation (continuation of creative and physical activity, strengthening of health). Keywords: informal education; physical education and sports; functions of informal education; indicators of informal education; informal physical education; types of informal physical education.