A. S. MAKARENKO’S PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE IN PREVENTION OF LEGAL NIHILISM AMONG ADOLESCENTS

This article presents the revelation and analysis of A. S. Makarenko’s pedagogical ideas aimed at preventing legal nihilism among adolescents. These ideas are the following: adolescents’ education in trust, support, respect for the individual, positive attitude towards their potential opportunities, taking into account the age and individual characteristics of adolescents’ development and education; the school, family, police and public joint activities aimed at implementing adolescents’ moral and legal education, taking into account the optimal pedagogical conditions that ensure the unity of the actions of educational process participants, the unity of educational and extracurricular activities, the integrity of the moral and legal space; pedagogical expediency of means, forms and methods of educational influence on adolescents; teacher's focus on the return of juvenile delinquents to a normal life, not their oppression, as well as the organization of cooperation between a teacher and students, not their confrontation; respect for adolescents’ rights and legitimate interests; adolescents’ involvement in interesting labour activity; educational influence focus on development of responsibility, empathy, tolerance among adolescents, their self-actualization, self-criticism, reflection, etc. The author makes a conclusion about the efficiency of A. S. Makarenko’s activities in juvenile criminals’ re-education and the recognition of his pedagogical ideas and experience throughout the world.