Patriotic education at the university: measuring the level of patriotism of students based on a sociological survey

The article examines the patriotic education of university students on the example of the M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University. The aim of the work is to obtain up-to-date information about the level of patriotism among students as a result of the university's educational activities. The study is based on data from a sociological survey (N=1500) conducted in 2024. An adapted version of the "Methodology for Diagnostics and Criteria for Assessing the Effectiveness of Patriotic Education of Schoolchildren," developed by a team from the Institute of Humanitarian Research and Problems of Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was used as a tool for measuring the level of patriotism among university students. The methodology is a sociological questionnaire aimed at self-diagnosis by educational institutions of the effectiveness of their patriotic education. In the course of this study, the questionnaire was modified to take into account the specifics of the student audience. The methodology includes analysis and interpretation of survey results, comparison of indicators of the level of patriotism and student involvement in patriotic activities. The novelty of the study lies in identifying the discrepancy between the level of patriotism and the involvement of students in relevant activities, and in analyzing the possible reasons for this phenomenon. The survey showed that the majority of students (71.9%) demonstrate a high level of patriotic feelings. At the same time, insufficient involvement of a significant part of students in patriotic activities was revealed: only 7.3% of respondents are characterized by high activity, 52.3% by medium activity, and 40.4% by low activity. It was established that the system of patriotic education in the studied university is effective in terms of forming patriotic feelings among students. At the same time, it is necessary to intensify efforts to involve students in practical activities of a patriotic orientation. The article proposes measures to solve this problem, including the development of student self-government, support for youth associations, implementation of military-patriotic events, regular monitoring and evaluation of work effectiveness. The data obtained can be used to optimize the system of patriotic education in the studied university, as well as in other universities with similar characteristics.