Social and cultural practices as a means of self-actualization of students of the supplementary education institutions

The relevance of the work is determined by the insufficient previous study of the influence of socio-cultural practices on the selfactualization of students of the supplementary education institutions. The purpose of the research is to study the influence of socio-cultural practices on the self-actualization of students of the supplementary education institutions. Hypothesis: participation of students in sociocultural practices will contribute to their self-actualization. The study sample was formed by adolescents aged 12–18. The experimental sample (n = 109) is represented by the students of DUC (Children-Adolescents Center) No. 3, the control one (n = 98) is formed by the students of SOSH (secondary school) No. 27, CDT (Center of Children’s Creative Work) No. 4, CRTDIU (Center of Children’s and Youth’s Creativity Development) named after A. Matrosov in Ulyanovsk. To study self-actualization, the following methods were used: the questionnaire “Success Motivation and Fear of Failure” by A. A. Rean, the Personal Orientation Inventory by E. Shostrom (adapted by A. Jones and R. Crandall). It has been found out that the use of socio-cultural practices in the supplementary education institutions leads to a noticeable increase in motivation for success and a decrease in motivation for avoiding failures among adolescents, and also to an increase in the number of students with a high level of self-actualization. Simultaneously, an increase in these indicators was also observed in the control group, but it was less significant. This is manifested in an increase in the number of winners and prize-winners of competitions, exhibitions, Olympiads among children who have been actively participating in socio-cultural practices for a long time. The authors make a conclusion about the positive impact of socio-cultural practices on the adolescents’ motivation and self-actualization. This experience can be recommended for use in schools and supplementary education institutions.