IDEOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OFPHYSICAL EDUCATION

Pursuing intellectual, physical, and spiritual perfection is a principle that has guided humanity throughout history and is still relevant in our modern world. We can reasonably call this enduring pursuit ‘ideology’ of human development. Physical education is a prerequisite for achieving such perfection today. As a subject in educational systems on a global scale, physical education plays a leading role in the psychological, physical, moral, emotional, intellectual, and other aspects of children and adolescents’ development, as well as in shaping their personality and identity. Scientific research aimed to analyze certain ideological aspects of the development of physical education by identifying its characteristic features and specific functions, influenced by various factors—political, economic, socio-cultural, and others. Scientific research methods applied were analysis of literary sources, content analysis, and a systematic approach. A theoretical model for the retrospective development of physical education has been developed. Results: Following the theoretical model, some of the key ideological aspects in the development of physical education were examined. An attempt was made to provide a comprehensive analysis of its main goals, principles, ideals, and role in the evolution of human society while determining the fundamental nature of its structural and functional formation and development across different historical periods. Conclusions: The presented scientific work on the relevant issues attempts to show and analyse the goals and concepts in the development of physical education from the point of view of its manifestation as a factor, phenomenon, and ideology. Future research in this direction would enrich the scientific experience, revealing more of the fundamental essence and significance of the educational paradigm in physical education.