On the Definition of the Concept of “Moral Education of Student Youth”
The relevance of the topic of the paper is motivated by the need to find ways to overcome immoralism as an ideological setting, leading to the immorality of the individual as one of the forms of his/her moral degradation, leading to the loss of fundamental (traditional) values by society. It is indicated that one of the possible ways to prevent the immoralization of relations between people is the moral education of student youth as their familiarization with moral values. It is revealed that moral values as conscious meanings of moral activity, moral behavior form the core of human morality. It is shown that students’ familiarization in the process of moral education with moral values that form the core of morality contributes to their ascent to culture along its steps, to enriching of culture itself. The paper proves that moral values cannot be internalized: the student internalizes the norms of morality, which are based on the moral values which he/she becomes familiar with.Based on the works of domestic scientists, the author formulates the tasks of moral education - the formation of moral awareness and of moral behavior of students in their relationship. The paper provides evidence that moral relations connect moral awareness and moral activity, moral behavior.