DEDICATION TO UKRAINE, PEDAGOGY, EDUCATION

The article, based on personal memories of the administrative, scientific, and pedagogical activities of Academician Ivan Andriiovych Ziaziun, outlines the contribution of the scientist-pedagogue to the development of Ukrainian pedagogical education and subdisciplines of pedagogy, outlines the predictiveness of his philosophical and pedagogical ideas for Ukrainian education and pedagogical science. In the process of applying the biographical method, the narrative method, and prognostic analysis, the main factors of the professional ascent of I.A. Ziaziun's personality to the heights of pedagogical skill and scientific creativity, life facts about Ivan Andriiovych, and the experience of his research and managerial activities are summarized. The prospects for studying the academician's legacy, and projecting his important ideas in the field of modern pedagogical education, in the field of pedagogic, psychopedagogical research have been outlined. It is proven that the value of the scientific legacy of Academician Ivan Andriiovych Ziaziun lies in its interdisciplinary nature, the basis of which is the methodology of the philosophy of education in the vision of this outstanding Ukrainian scientist. Its roots are in the philosophy of the heart of Hryhorii Skovoroda, Panfil Yurkevych, in Ukrainian folk pedagogy, which found a vivid embodiment in the ideas, concepts, and methods of tens of thousands of teachers. At different historical stages, they gave education their intellect, mind, and inexhaustible love for the child, who grew up, stood on his feet, and, overcoming various disagreements, established himself in his personal life and professional activities. It is stated that a deep understanding of modern problems of training future teachers and their professional development in the context of globalization and integration processes, creativity, concern, and a predictive approach contribute to the successful implementation of extremely valuable ideas of the concept of pedagogical mastery by I.A. Ziaziun. The scientific heritage of Academician I. Ziaziun is a real philosophical and pedagogical treasure for the further development of education and pedagogical science in Ukraine and other countries.