Education as a process of effective functioning of the "personality - group - society" metasystem
The article presents a systematic presentation of the theoretical foundations of research and construction of the system of education as a process of creating conditions for the realization and implementation of mutual influence "subject - social system - society". The theoretical position determine methodological-theoretical basis for the construction and study of meta-system "personality - group - society" in the context of modern trends of interdisciplinary research in pedagogical science. The study of education as a process allows us to identify significant, essential stages and process characteristics, which makes it possible to take into account the active nature of the human psyche, which determines the constant desire for development, change and the emergence of new motives for life. On the other hand, this approach focuses on objectively emerging changes in society as a result of urbanization, which creates unique opportunities for self-development and self-realization of the individual that the metropolis provides. The article presents a systematic study of the phenomenon of "education": as the main category of pedagogy; as a social institution; as a system and as a joint activity. The authors assume that education as a social institution arose for the organization of relatively socially controlled socialization of members of society, for the translation of culture and social norms. The analysis of education as a multi-component activity and a multidimensional process allowed us to determine its procedural and structural and functional characteristics, which became a contribution to the development of pedagogical science.