Genesis of patriotic education in domestic theory and practice of education

The paper presents the genesis of patriotic education in the domestic theory and practice of education. It is substantiated that in modern geopolitical realities the importance of patriotic education is increasing. Patriotism is considered as a national idea, which acts as a powerful value-semantic foundation of educational systems. The main functions of patriotism (integrating, guiding, stabilizing, educational) are highlighted. In the study, based on substantiated criteria (dominant educational values, directions of educational policy in the field of education, foreign policy conditions in which the state finds itself), six stages in the development of patriotic education in the domestic theory and practice of education are defined: 1) IX–XVII centuries – original-soil; 2) state-Western stage, embracing the 18th century; 3) national-protective stage (19th century – 1917); 4) state-ideological stage (1917–1991); 5) the liberal-Western stage (1991 – February 2022); 6) the national-restorative stage (from February 2022 – present). Based on the analysis of educational practices in educational institutions in the organization of patriotic education, several directions, as well as a number of problem areas, have been identified. In the structure of patriotic values, we will highlight the following groups of values: knowledge values; feelings values; motivator values; regulator values.