Formation of Democratic Confidence and Self-Awareness of Future Educational Staff of Preschool Education

The development of the democratic foundations of Ukrainian society highlights the problem of formation of democratic confidence and self-awareness of future educators of pre-school establishments who should be prepared not only for the independent professional activity in the conditions of democracy, but also for social protection of the rights of pre-school children in cooperation with other subjects of a democratic society. The article outlines the essence, structural components, criteria and indicators of the formation of democratic confidence and identity of the student youth. The methodology and results of diagnostics of the level of democratic confidence and students' self-awareness are presented. The actual aspects for modernization of the content of social and humanitarian training of future educators in pre-school educational institutions on the principles of human-centered philosophy and the theory of democracy as the power of the people are proposed. The results of the approbation of the author's elective course “Democratic Principles of the Ukrainian State” are highlighted.