Nature-conforming Education as a Scientific Phenomenon

Abstract

The article actualizes the idea of naturalness in the context of modern pedagogical theory and educational practice. The article characterizes the peculiarities of ideas about the conformity of nature from the standpoint of three dimensions: pedagogical, historical, pedagogical and general scientific. The essence of nature-based education is revealed and its distinctive features are revealed in the system of pedagogical concepts and ideologically close pedagogical directions, such as folk, free, natural, personality-oriented, health-saving, ecological, noospheric education. The content and semantic multidimensionality of the pedagogical phenomenon and the relevance of its ideas in the context of new challenges of modernity are determined. The article substantiates the role of nature-based education in activating the human factor, stimulating environmental, resource-saving thinking and behavior of the younger generation and contributing to the formation of an integral and harmonious personality capable of creative creation and self-realization in conditions of uncertainty and complexity of the external environment.