The specifics of the moral culture formation of students through volunteer activities

Importance. Student youth is an crutial group, whose education and upbringing in this difficult stage of personal development is carried out through the higher educational institutions’ activity. The mental and moral culture upbringing of a modern young person requires special means, conditions, and methods. One of the methods to socialize students and introduce them to socially significant values is their participation in volunteering, which can form their moral and cultural guidelines. The purpose of the study is to identify the specifics of the formation of students' moral culture through volunteer activities. Research Methods. General scientific methods are used to identify the features of creating pedagogical potential for the formation of moral orientations of the person. To define the concept of “volunteering”, which has complex structure, such methods as the analysis of theoretical material on the research topic are used. Methods of phenomena systematization and classification are used and processes described in the work to identify logical patterns and structural features of the described phenomena and processes. To determine the formation specifics of pedagogical opportunities for the education of moral culture through the means of volunteering, a generalization is used. Results and Discussion. This research defines and characterizes the multidimensional concept of “volunteering” in terms of historical development, functions, and directions. In addition, the influence of volunteering on the formation of the personality of students is revealed. The article analyzes the use of volunteering in the educational and educational system of higher educational institutions as a way of educating the moral culture of the personality of students, as well as their socialization and successful integration into society as successful specialists. Conclusion. The study revealed that the pedagogical capabilities of higher educational institutions in the formation of the moral culture of the personality of students can be realized through their participation in volunteering.