RETROSPECTIVE PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION

Principles are the subject of scientific interest for many centuries in the history of pedagogy. The formation of the concept "principle of education" began in the early twentieth century with its introduction into the system of pedagogical science. The goal of the research is to define the main directions to solve the problem of the principles of education. To achieve the aims and objectives of the research, the following methods of investigation were used: historical and pedagogical analysis, theory generalization and interpretation of the results of pedagogical and historical-pedagogical studies. The work includes important information on the history of pedagogical thought development in the twentieth century, on the genesis of the principles of education, their functions in the educational process, as well as the correlation of the principles with the laws and regularities of education. Historical-pedagogical analysis revealed a wide range of views, expressed in the pedagogical works of the period 1970-2006, on the functional, essential and genetic features of the principles. The conclusion is that the majority of functional definitions of the principles emphasize the connections of their work in the educational process with the laws and regularities in the pedagogical process; in the essential definitions, the principles of education are presented as a theoretical basis for the organization of the educational process. The materials presented in the article make it possible to identify the main approaches to solve the issue of the principles of education. (C) 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK