Formation of Social Experience of Younger Adolescents in Today's Environment
The aim of the study is to theoretically justify the problem of forming the social experience of younger adolescents from the point of view of modern methodological approaches. The objectives of the study are to study the degree of development of the problem of social experience in younger adolescents in pedagogical science; to define the essence of the concept of “social experience of younger adolescents”, to characterize its content and structure. The research methods are analysis, synthesis, and generalization. The hypothesis of the study is as follows: the process of forming social experience requires taking into account the specifics of the age characteristics of the subject of socialization, as well as the conditions in which it occurs. The findings of the study are as follows: based on the analysis of scientific literature and by generalizing the domestic and foreign experience of studying this issue, the psychological and educational features of the younger adolescence are highlighted; they make it possible to consider it as the most favorable period for the formation of social experience, the essence of the concept of “social experience of younger adolescents” is revealed, its main structural components are highlighted; their brief characteristic is given.