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Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of diploma theses produced in the Department of Physical Culture at the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management between 2017-2024, to identify main research trends, thematic evolution, and assess the impact of external factors on research directions in the field of physical culture. Material and Methods: The analysis included 95 diploma theses (82 bachelor's and 13 master's). Mixed research methods were applied, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis. Content analysis, statistical analysis (including chi-square tests, analysis of variance, linear regression), and advanced data analysis methods (LDA topic modeling, social network analysis, SARIMA time series analysis) were conducted. Additionally, measures of thematic diversity and supervisor specialization indicators were applied. Results: A statistically significant upward trend in the number of theses (β = 1.1875, p = 0.0134) and significant seasonality of defenses were found. Five main thematic areas were identified: physical activity and health (29.5%), tourism (23.2%), sport (21.1%), health (15.8%), and recreation (10.5%). LDA analysis revealed more detailed categories, indicating growing interdisciplinarity of research. A significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on thesis topics was observed in 2020-2021. Social network analysis showed a key role of certain supervisors in shaping research directions (highest eigenvector centrality = 1.00). Conclusions: The study revealed dynamic development of the physical culture discipline, with growing emphasis on interdisciplinarity and health aspects. Adaptation of research topics to current social and technological challenges was observed. Results indicate the need for further expansion of the thematic scope of theses, particularly in areas of new technologies and long-term effects of physical activity. The analysis provides valuable information for strategic planning of study program development and research directions in the field of physical culture, tourism, and recreation.

The article examines the theoretical and methodological provisions of the development of higher education in the field of physical culture and sports in terms of determining the subject-objective state of research on issues related to state management of higher education in the field of physical culture and sports based on bibliometric analysis of scientific works contained in scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science data. The first articles devoted to the study of education in the field of physical culture and sports were published in the Web of Science database in 1997, and in Scopus in 1969. Over the last 10 years, there has been an increase in the number of studies in this field. Ukraine is included in the list of countries that publish the most scientific works on the researched topic, which indicates that Ukrainian scientists are actively researching the issues of physical culture and sports for the development of new teaching and training methods, improvement of sports equipment and technologies, as well as for studying the impact of physical activity on a person’s health and psycho-emotional state. On the subject of «physical culture and sports», the most researches were carried out in the field of education and science, social and sports sciences. As a result of the analysis, the subject-object state of the research on issues related to state management of higher education in the field of physical culture and sports was determined, which creates a scientific basis for the formulation of a social problem in the part of higher education in the field of physical culture and sports, which identifies the need to review the mechanisms of state management.

The article examines and theoretically analyzes the factors that indicate the need to rebuild the system of physical education in higher education institutions with a focus on the personality, needs, and health of students of higher education, with the use of motivational approaches and incentives. The concept of the content of work, which is defined by the tasks facing educational institutions at a certain stage of their development, as well as the state of educational work and the level of qualification of the pedagogical staff of each specific educational institution and the level of competence of the organizers of the educational process, is interpreted. The main features of fitness technologies in education are determined, which increase the level of traditional physical culture, provide positive emotions, satisfy human needs by strengthening his health, forming a positive and active attitude to a healthy lifestyle, success and prosperity, a modern lifestyle, contribute to the development motility of students, improve physical development and physical training. The article established that the competent and purposeful introduction of fitness technologies into the system of physical culture classes for the health, development and education of currently studying youth is one of the main and urgent tasks of modernizing curricula and work programs of higher education institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article considers peculiarities of the study of regulation of legal relations in the field of physical culture and sports at the stage of formation of sports law as a branch of legislation. Physical culture and sport as a subject of scientific research attracts the attention of scholars of various fields, including lawyers who are actively studying the phenomenon of sports law, Endeavouring to improve domestic legislation in this regard and to bring it into line with international standards. The article analyses main tendencies of development of sports law, role and significance of international legal acts in formation of national branch of law. In particular, the influence of the works of Bordyugova G.Y. and Vasilenko M.D. on the study of this problem is considered. Long-standing and well-known scholars and practitioners have discussed various aspects of legal relations in the field of sport: the promulgation and formation of sports law; the concept of sports law; sources of law; civil, administrative and labour relations in sports and others. It is obvious that in regulating legal relations in physical culture and sports there are problematic issues related to both gaps and contradictions, which require legal support and clear order, permanent additions, improvements, and sometimes fundamental changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discloses sports and pedagogical support with the means of athletics, characterizes the content and structure of the educational discipline «Theory and methods of teaching athletics», in accordance with the educational and professional training program for first (bachelor) level higher education applicants in the specialties 014 Secondary Education (Physical Culture) and 017 Physical Culture and Sports, which was introduced into the educational process of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University as a component of the content of professional training of future specialists in the field of physical culture and aims to help future specialists acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of sports and pedagogical improvement, to know the history of the appearance of athletics, to study the theory and methodology of athletics, as well as the organization and judging of competitions. The content of the material from the academic discipline «Theory and methods of teaching athletics» includes both practical classes and theoretical sections aimed at forming the physical culture of students of the first (bachelor's) level of higher education, based on deep knowledge and beliefs, striving to achieve a harmonious unity of physical and spiritual in a person, the habit of independently taking care of one's health and physical improvement. The expected results of training in the discipline are to reproduce the terminology of athletics; to describe the technique of the types of athletics being studied and the method of teaching athletics exercises, the history of the development of athletics; name the rules of athletics competitions, their organization and conduct; plan educational material on athletics at school, children's recreation camps, etc.; develop a plan-summary for athletics; demonstrate the conduct of a lesson on athletics and the ability to communicate in Ukrainian in a professional environment; positively perceive the need for professional ethical standards, value the desire to work independently, the ability for physical self-improvement; participate in discussions with fellow students, teachers, ask questions, listen in the process of learning about athletics; repeat, imitate the main technical elements during training in athletics exercises in the process of learning the type of athletics; to assess the level of theoretical knowledge and development of physical qualities in athletics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reveals the content and structure of the program of the academic discipline «Тheory and methods of teaching badminton», in accordance with the educational and professional training program for applicants of the first (bachelor's) level of higher education in the specialty 014 Secondary Education (Physical Culture), which is implemented in the educational process of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of the Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, the goal is to form students' knowledge of the history, theory and methodology of badminton teaching, mastering the technical techniques and tactical actions of the game, acquiring the necessary knowledge, abilities and skills for independent pedagogical and organizational work in various branches of physical culture and sports activities. The content of the material from the educational discipline «Theory and methods of teaching badminton» includes both practical classes and theoretical sections aimed at the formation of physical culture of students of the first (bachelor) level of higher education, based on deep knowledge and beliefs, striving to achieve a harmonious unity of physical and spiritual in a person, the habit of independently taking care of one's health and physical improvement. The expected learning outcomes of the discipline are to reproduce badminton terminology; to know the history of the development of badminton in the world and in Ukraine; the main techniques and tactics of the game, the methodology of their training; game rules; types of working documentation during competitions, gestures of the judge; name the general provisions of the game, the names of the lines, the dimensions of the court; demonstrate the performance of basic technical techniques and tactical actions of badminton; apply in practice the main methods of technique and tactics; judge the game by showing referee gestures; evaluate the level of execution of technical elements and tactics in badminton. Scientific studies devoted to the problem of the development of the sport - badminton have been analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: to highlight modern trends in the management of physical culture and sports in Ukraine on the basis of generalization of the scientific heritage of domestic scientists. Material and methods: theoretical and practical research of domestic scientists, official documents, methods of comparison, synthesis, analysis. Results: in the context of our country's European integration, the norms and standards introduced by the European Union governing physical activity and sports should be adhered to, and a roadmap for the development of sports should be developed at the state level. There is a need to separate the field of sports at the legislative and organizational level, so in scientific circulation and in the legal field, in accordance with European law, it is advisable to introduce the concept of "sports" to describe the activities of sports organizations and other business entities physical culture and sports services and carry out activities in such areas as health physical activity, sports in education and training, mass sports and sports for all, high-achievement sports and professional sports. The concept of "physical culture" should be included in scientific and social circles to outline the activities of people related to the use of physical exercises. These issues should be regulated at the legislative level and appropriate amendments should be made to the Law of Ukraine "On Physical Culture and Sports" and bylaws governing the field of sports. Conclusions: modern trends in the management of physical culture and sports in Ukraine are the transition to European standards, changing the mechanisms of state policy, decentralization of power, market development and improving the quality of physical culture and sports services through the introduction of state standards.

The author in the article analyzes the professional training of future physical culture specialists who need to learn pedagogical, health-forming, health-preserving technologies in order to support educational process scientifically and sustainably. In the conditions of the modern anthropocentric paradigm of education, students of higher education should make the educational process health preserving, and they should master their professional health-preserving competence, which is manifested in the awareness of the importance of health. Moreover, it is essential to maintain the constant promotion of the keeping and strengthening the students. Furthermore, it is important to use health health-saving technologies in the educational system while developing the skills of a physical culture specialist, their ability to organize and regulate health-saving activities in the educational institution. In this study, criteria for evaluating the health-preserving competence of a physical culture specialist were developed. We determined the definition of health-preserving competence, which is considered as an integral, dynamic feature of the personality, which has a complex systemic organization and is characterized by the ability to organize one's health-preserving activities in such a way as to counteract influences, views and beliefs that contradict internal attitudes, to be able to adequately assess one's own behavior and the behavior of students, implement one's own health-preserving positions, based on personally perceived moral norms and principles. In the article, we defined and analyzed the interrelated components of health-preserving competence: motivational, cognitive, activity, informational, technological and reflexive, which will ensure the readiness of the future physical culture specialist to preserve and strengthen the health of students, and most importantly, determine the optimal techniques, forms and methods of health care activities. The experience of observing the educational activities of students of the Poltava National Pedagogical University named after V. G. Korolenko shows that the best methods of obtaining pedagogical knowledge for these components are: a) the results of solving specially set valeological tasks; b) the ability to analyze and selfassess the process and results of activity; c) lack of tension when performing tasks typical for a future physical culture teacher: manner, style, which are associated with the need for increased concentration, tension, expenditure of energy and time. We recommend using different approaches to health care: didactic, event-based, problem-based, and individual, which will help create a health-care environment in educational institutions; will form healthy lifestyle skills; will improve physical culture and health work; will carry out monitoring and dynamic monitoring of children's health, etc. We have determined indicators of the health-preserving competence of the future specialist, which represent the process of becoming a health-preserving personality, the formation of professional competencies, which are a prerequisite for successful future professional activity in modern conditions. Its substantive basis should be person-oriented training and a competency-based educational paradigm for the development of future professionals. This process requires the modernization of the Ukrainian professional and pedagogical training of future teachers of physical culture to the European system of training these specialists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reveals the content and structure of the program of the educational discipline «Pedagogy of physical culture and sports activities», in accordance with the educational and professional training program for applicants of the second (master's) level of higher education in the specialty 014 Secondary education (Physical culture), which was introduced into the educational process of the Faculty of Physical Education of the Poltava Korolenko V.G. National Pedagogical University, the purpose of which is to form in students a system of knowledge and professional and pedagogical skills necessary for organizational, methodical and educational work on issues of physical and sports education. The expected results of training in the discipline are: to name the theoretical foundations of the process of physical and sports education of children of different ages and sexes; theoretical and methodological foundations of physical education in educational institutions of various types; patterns of physical development of children of different ages and sexes; creatively apply the acquired knowledge from the theory of physical and sports education when solving pedagogical, educational, scientific and methodological tasks, taking into account the age and individual differences of children; evaluate and analyze the level of physical development and physical readiness of children of different ages for a certain type of sport; to plan, organize and carry out work on physical and sports education of children of different ages and genders; to form in children a system of knowledge, skills and a conscious need for systematic physical education and sports and a healthy way of life. Scientific studies devoted to the problem of professional and pedagogical training of a physical education teacher have been analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the research of profession-oriented training of future specialists in physical culture for sport and health activities. It is determined that there is a need of young people to update the content of physical activity and develop relevant forms and methods of training future specialists in physical culture. Insufficient knowledge, skills and abilities of future specialists of physical culture for creative use under current conditions, etc. have been revealed. The aim of the study was to experimentally test the effectiveness of the profession-oriented training of future specialists in physical culture for sport and health activities. Research methods: theoretical: analysis, retrospective analysis, synthesis, comparison, content analysis; systematization and generalization; abstraction and classification; empirical: observation, questionnaire, testing, pedagogical experiment; statistical: methods of descriptive statistics, method of factor analysis for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the results of a pedagogical experiment and determination of a statistically significant difference between the obtained results. The dynamics of the proficiency levels of the future physical culture specialists to organize sport and health activities based on the results of the ascertaining and formative stages of the experiment on the basis of motivational, activity-centred, cognitive and personal criteria is studied. The factor analysis of the results indicates that the most significant structural components that formed the profession-oriented training of future specialists in physical culture for sport and health activities were these: the motivational component, cognitive component and health component. According to the results of the pedagogical experiment, it was established that the changes in the training levels of the students constituting the experimental group were statistically significant, which confirms the effectiveness of our scientific and methodological developments in training future specialists in physical culture for sport and health activities.

The development of a future specialist in accordance with the competence approach involves the development of not only the intellectual, but also the physical component of the individual, as a result of which there is a need to update the methodology of physical education of students and encourage physical self-improvement in particular. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the need to develop students’ motivation in the process of physical education on the example of pedagogical activity of teachers of the University of Customs and Finance. The study was conducted in three stages using scientific-theoretical and empirical methods of research, including analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization and survey. It has been revealed that the practices of physical education of students are shaped in accordance with the individual motivational factor. The main interpretations of the category “motivation” in the context of a historical retrospective are determined, as a result of which attention was focused on the perception of motivation as an incentive to meet personal needs. An empirical study was conducted in the form of a survey of first-and second-year students to characterize the initial level of motivation for physical education classes. Key motivational factors for physical education of students, such as health-improving, aesthetic, professionally-oriented, administrative-mandatory and status-based, are identified. The list of main methods of stimulating students to engage in physical education classes is given, taking into account Ukrainian practices (modular and “point” systems, the use of mass media, a combination of physical development of both team and individual components, etc.) and foreign practices (the use of digital technologies, the perception of the teacher’s authority as a method of motivation, the formation of a positive psychological climate and providing autonomy to students). The prospects for further research in the repeated conduct of empirical research to confirm the effectiveness of the application of updated methods of motivating students to engage in physical education classes

Purpose: to reveal the genesis of the concept of «physical culture» in the Russian-Soviet and domestic scientific and social practices. Material and methods: the research materials are based on the analysis of special literature which covers various aspects of the development of the sphere of human activity related to the use of physical exercises. Results: it is shown that the problem of objective definition of the essence of the concept of «physical culture» is one of the key in the development of integrative theory; the socio-political preconditions for the introduction of the term «physical culture» in Russian-Soviet scientific and social practice are revealed; it is deduced that the basic provisions formulated by G. Duperon in his theory are the basis of the integrative theory of physical culture. Conclusions: it is shown that the term «physical culture» was introduced into the social practice of Russia in the spring of 1918 by the Bolshevik government through the administrative mechanism of public administration by issuing relevant decrees, decrees, etc.; it is shown that in the scientific community of that time physical culture was interpreted as the implementation of the basics of hygiene and sanitation; it is established that G. Duperron emphasized that the term «physical culture» acts as a general name for a special field of human activity.

In the article on the materials of professional training of highly qualified specialists - masters of specialties 017 Physical culture and sport and 014.11 Secondary education (Physical culture), a study of aspects of compliance with academic ethics by students of higher education in the process of research activities at the university was carried out. The need for the formation of scientific research competence of specialists at the master's level of training based on the ideas of combining and integrating the content of scientific and professional activities for conducting research at the objective subject level and working out the technologies of experimental work in the chosen specialty has been updated. The purpose of the research was to analyze the specific scientific, methodical, and normative sources of professional training of future highly qualified specialists majoring in specialties 014.11 Secondary Education (Physical Culture) and 017 Physical Culture and Sports of the second (master's) level, identifying the types of scientific and research activities, substantiating the importance of compliance by applicants of higher education, the principles of academic integrity and the formation of recommendations for the development of scientific and research competence of masters of selected specialties. The concept of «scientific-research competence of physical culture specialists» is clarified as an integral characteristic of the individual, which is displayed in the conscious readiness to develop and implement scientific and applied projects aimed at solving problems of an innovative nature, determined by components (axiological, cognitive, activity, professionalreflexive) and the ability to make the transition from procedural to creative activity with a desire for self-development and self-improvement. This provision is confirmed by the documents on the organization of scientific and technical activities at Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, and the corresponding Code of Academic Integrity. Examples of the analysis of master's qualification studies using the Unichek anti-plagiarism platform are given, taking into account the need to establish 4 levels of the uniqueness of works - high, sufficient, medium, and low. As part of the educational component of master's training «Methodology and organization of scientific research», a number of recommendations for conducting lectures and practical classes are offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: historico-philosophical analysis of gender issue in physical education and clarification of the meaningful characteristics of the category "gender" in the field of physical culture and sports. Material and methods: to achieve objectives of the research and for generalization the experience of those scientists who investigate educational problems of the gender approach, modern approaches to development and improvement of physical education we used such theoretical research methods as analysis, comparison, generalization, systematization, theoretical modeling. Results: the historical aspect of the beginning of the gender approach in physical education has certain differences and features that makes it a separate area of gender cognition according to which all pedagogical and socio-cultural aspects of youth physical education can have a gender dimension. The necessity of distinguishing and interpreting the gender approach as a definition in political, public and social environments is theoretically grounded, its significance for physical training and sports is indicated, and a new term is suggested for use in research, which allows characterizing it as an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral definition, extrapolated, interconnected and corresponding to the development of physical education and sports in the countries of developed democracy. Conclusions: acording to the results which were obtained during the research and the theoretical and methodological papers of the gender problem the necessity and expediency of the development and introduction of the gender component in the physical education of modern schoolchildren as an essentially new and progressive direction of the axiological significance of physical culture is justified. The essential and substantive characteristics of the category "gender" in the field of physical culture and sports in the context of psychological and pedagogical research are given.

The purpose of the study is to characterize the problems dealing with the training of sport reserves under conditions of sports schools of various types. These materials and methods were used: analysis of literature, standardized interview according to the traditions of social researches which involved questions without any target structure in order to obtain a bigger volume of information from the recipients’ answers. The results are as follows: it was established that the main problem of the development of sports in general and of youth in particular is lack of financial, labour, material and scientific information resources. Conclusions. The identified problems are interrelated and require a comprehensive, systematic solution. The analysis of the poll results obtained after interviewing practicing coaches who work under conditions of modern establishments of non-school education made it possible to reflect a wider scope of the problems which include the ones as follows: links with general secondary schools have been lost; deficit of skilled personnel; overloading of the groups being trained; lack of material and technical provision as well as of the financial support of the state; out-of-date scientific and methodical provision of sportsmen training, absence of communication with the coaches staff representing the national teams of Ukraine and with the methodology institutions; the work of oversea sport institutions is not organised, etc.

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Adaptive physical culture and adaptive sports are the sphere of life in which the most successful is the socialization of disabled people and people with disabilities, their integration into society, the development of rehabilitation potential - as a set of biological capabilities of social abilities and psychological aspirations, improving the quality of life (Evseev, & Shapkova, 2000). Given the opportunities available in sports for social rehabilitation and integration of people with disabilities, in recent years, almost all over the world are developing active efforts to organize and develop adaptive sports among people with disabilities (Evseev, & Shapkova, 2000). In many developed countries, comprehensive programs of physical culture and sports work among the disabled, including children (Dmitriev, 2002). Comprehensive rehabilitation - as a process of ensuring the readiness of a person with health and disability to implement a lifestyle that would not contradict the lifestyle of healthy (normally developing) people requires the mandatory use of exercise adapted to a specific disease or defect of motor activity. Physical rehabilitation is the basis, the basis of any type of rehabilitation (social-labor, social-domestic, socio-cultural, etc.). This is due to the fact that man is indivisible biological, psychological and social, which are in the closest relationship and interaction. Human motor activity is embedded in genes and is associated with a fundamental property of a living organism - biological adaptation to living conditions and living conditions. However, modern living and working conditions have reduced to almost zero all human physical activity, created a situation of unclaimed physical condition. Hypodynamia and hypokinesia are indispensable attributes of modern civilized life have become one of the main factors causing the deterioration of public health. Reducing the volume and intensity of physical activity, low costs of muscular work, simplification and impoverishment of human motor activity leads to negative results in the functioning of both internal organs and systems of man and his psyche. And if a healthy person reduces his physical activity to an unacceptable level, then only he is to blame. The responsibility for forced hypodynamics and hypokinesia of children with disabilities, whose natural physical activity is limited and they need targeted assistance and special conditions, rests entirely with parents, doctors and other professionals, including adaptive physical education. The problem here is that in the mass consciousness and even among specialists (physicians, psychologists, representatives of traditional physical culture, etc.) the idea of the need for mandatory restriction of movement, motor activity in almost any disease, stereotypes of faith only in pharmacological and other medical means and methods of treatment and prevention, in omnipotent additives, stimulants, activators, fat burners, etc. This is due, on the one hand, the insufficient level of culture of society and the individual in the field of anthropology, its physicality and psyche, and on the other - the massive advertising campaigns of manufacturers of these goods. The scientific and medical literature examines in detail the other negative changes that occur in the human body due to hypodynamics and hypokinesia, from the cellular to the body level, describes in detail the so-called motorvisceral reflexes and other mechanisms of disease, the main cause of which there is immobility. Being one of the most important factors of the educational and cultural process, adaptive physical culture is a universal means of humanization, as it realizes the reproduction of human personality as a whole in its physical and spiritual unity. In the process of adaptive physical culture a person not only socializes and is formed (strengthens and improves residual health, corrects its defects, develops compensation mechanisms, learns certain social roles, functions, etc.), but also "forms and creates the world", forms and "conquers" the social space - first self-determined, creates its own understanding, vision, sense of the world, designs and builds its own activities, social environment. Thus, adaptive physical culture and, especially adaptive sports, are important factors in the socialization of people with disabilities and people with disabilities, their integration into society. However, these factors, which are always realized, their use lags behind both the needs and the possibilities of today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The modern view on formation of readiness of future trainers for professional activity in the course of passing of industrial practice is characterized. The structure of the coach's readiness for future professional activity as a set of motivational, cognitive, activity, creative and reflective components is substantiated. Emphasis is placed on the fact that from today's standpoint it is important to develop new approaches to the content and organization of industrial practice, which stimulate student activity to master professionally oriented knowledge, skills and abilities. It is shown that there is a need for theoretical justification of the form, content (diagnostic, organizational, communicative and motivational functions) and structure of production practice, as a necessary condition for the formation of readiness of future coaches for professional activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes and characterizes innovative approaches used in training of future physical education teachers. Modernization of education enhances the training and education of a specialist of high quality and competence, who is capable of creating knowledge and finding the ways of self-accomplishment in the conditions of continuous integration of Ukraine into the European educational space. Strengthening of young people health potential, providing a differentiated approach to different age groups of children, foreseeing their needs and motivation for physical development and self-improvement depend on a physical culture specialist. We have developed an integrated system of medical and biological education as well as revealed the ways to implement the principle efficient combination theoretical knowledge and practical implication. Professional and practical, humanitarian and socio-economic training occupies a prominent place in the modern training of future physical culture specialists. This issue defines the value of professional activity. Thus, we made an attempt to construct the content of integrated natural science subject and built a thorough logical and didactic structure which will assist to support knowledge advancement in accordance with the new achievements of the disciplines of the natural science cycle; it also strengthens the relationship between the fundamentals and professional education targets; ensures variability and alternativeness, humanization and democratization of the educational process; boost the improvement of natural science education and establish a sustainability of sports-specialized training. This study identifies the main directions, factors, indicators and criteria for intensifying student learning while using innovative and information and communication technologies. This study is based on current modern ideas of philosophical interpretation of human values in the context of vocational education, education of a healthy generation which actualizes the humanitarian significance of natural sciences and opens wide opportunities for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary integration in training and achieving high sports results. We have proved the effectiveness of scientific and professional-pedagogical competence which is provided by creating an innovative educational environment. This environment is characterized by openness and autonomy, information availability and integration, flexibility and synchronization, multi-vector trajectory and creativity. Due to the use of innovative approaches in the training of future physical education teachers' cognitive activity, creative thinking and professional curiosity, innovative technologies of physical education are mastered much better, and what is most important, the professional competencies of natural science teachers, teachers-innovators are developed. We have proved that the concept of training new types of physical culture specialists requires mastering the multi-cycle creative work activity when a teacher starts finding new principles and ideas to develop and implement new technologies based on maximum of variations of ways for processing knowledge and its practical implementation. We recommend that physical culture program should be taken into account in the aspect of its correlation with previous and subsequent disciplines while planning the educational process in secondary education. Furthermore, it is relevant to adjust the content of the discipline being studied in order to prevent educational material from coping and repeating. The integrative approach is the most predictable and necessary, we will see the solution of the problem of integration in a close combination of natural science with sports-specialized training. Natural science disciplines should include professionally target knowledge, be focused on teaching methods and education. This approach assimilates professionally target disciplines through the principle of joining theory with practice, thus boosting knowledge in professional and pedagogical activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The basis for isolating the concept of physical culture and the educational role of sport from the field of contemporary culture is a number of factors that are a consequence of socio-cultural, civilizational-technical and economic changes. The relationship between culture, physical culture and sport has been and will probably continue to be the subject of scientific considerations of many representatives of social sciences, humanities and, above all, physical culture sciences. Nowadays, it seems that the majority of experts on the subject advocate the recognition of physical culture and sport as elements of an autotelic social system, which, together with other fields of culture, promote education of the value of the body as a paradigm necessary for human development. The objective nature of physical culture and sport in achieving general goals refers to such values as: health, lifestyle, education for an active life, care for a beautiful and fit body, a high level of physical fitness.

Purpose: to distinguish the conditions of occurrence of the term "physical culture" and peculiarities of transformation of the concept of "physical culture" in the process of cultural and historical evolution of the sphere of activity of people related to the use of physical exercises. Material & Methods: the research methods are the analysis of special literature, which highlights various aspects of the development of basic forms of social manifestations of physical culture. Results: the results of the study made it possible to formulate a scientific paradigm that underlies the theory describing the development of the field of activity of people associated with the use of physical exercises, the name of which is used the term "physical culture". They also indicate that the term “physical culture” entered widespread social practice in the first half of the 19th century. The analysis of the substantive essence of the concepts of “culture” and “physical” showed that the phrase “physical culture” can be interpreted both in a narrow and in a broad sense. In a narrow sense, it means the development, education, care, improvement of human physicality. In a broad sense, the concept of “physical culture” must be interpreted as the activity of people using physical exercises to develop, educate, care, improve the bodily and spiritual essence of a person, as well as individual and socially significant results of such activities. The analysis also indicates that at the end of the 19th century the term “physical culture” was recognized as the name of the profession. Conclusions: one of the basic sociocultural factors that influenced the emergence and widespread use of the term “physical culture” in the 19-th century was the introduction of physical exercises for students in national educational systems. During this period, the majority of the pedagogical community and public figures understood physical culture not only as physical exercises, but also the whole complex of factors ensuring the normal development of the body and the health of students. At the beginning of the 20th century, the term “physical culture” was gradually supplanted by the term “physical education”. The analysis showed that before the end of the 19th century in the leading countries of Europe and in the USA as a whole, the process of institutionalizing the health and educational direction in the development of the field of activity of people associated with the use of physical exercises was completed.

The article states the biopsychosocial approach as providing an opportunity to cover different aspects of the psychology of corporeality in the sphere of marital interaction. The results of the study relate to the gender differences in the attitude of the married couples to their own body, in particular, in the categories of «acceptance-rejection» and its presentation in marital interaction through the concept of «criticism of the appearance of the partner» and «motivation to change one’s own body». Participants of the study are300 persons aged from 19 to 75 years old. The research was conducted by the method of direct and on-line testing. According to the results of the research, which was conducted on the territory of Ukraine, the antonymic nature of corporeality in the context of married life was confirmed, and it was statistically proved that positive attitude towards one’s own body is a condition of positive perception of the world, prosociality and satisfaction with family life as a whole and with each one of its spheres. It is stated that the attitude towards one's own body is a situational characteristic that is variable throughout life. It was found that in situations of criticism of the appearance on the part of the partner, the initially fixated positive attitude to one’s own body undergoes a revision (up to its destruction). The reactive character of the motivation for changes in one's own body is being proved: conflicting, antagonistic and criticizing environment enhances the motivation to change one’s own body and is more characteristic for women under the age of 30 without children. The research has found the effects of restoring a positive attitude towards one's own body. They relate to situations of manifestations of sociability and support of the partner as a response to a request; development of the sphere of interests that are sociable and promisingly directed for environmentally friendly management of the living environment. It is proved that the positive attitude towards one’s own body is based on the relationship of mutual support, interest in food and mode of life, thereby pointing to directions of development of the culture of marital relationships. The prospect of further research is the study of the nature of corporeality as a systemic and cultural phenomenon, which reveals the marital potential of balanced functioning in the living environment.

Purpose: to highlight the peculiarities of the use in terms of socio-historical practice of the terms and, accordingly, the concepts of "physical fitness", "wellness", "physical recreation", and to establish their connection with the general (consensus) definition of the concept of "physical culture". Material & Methods: are the analysis of special literature, which covers various aspects of the development of basic forms of social manifestation of physical culture, as well as a systematic and historiographical approach to the analysis of this problem. In the process of research, Google's online search service (Google Books Ngram Viewer) was used. Results: the materials obtained with the use of the Google Books Ngram Viewer search engine indicate that the active use of the terms "physical recreation" and "physical fitness" began at the turn of the 20th century almost synchronously, however, the growth rate of the use of the term "physical fitness "were significantly higher. The term "physical recreation" in english-language publications in the relevant segments of the historical period studied is relatively rare in comparison with the frequency of use of the terms "physical fitness", "wellness" and "physical culture". The materials obtained from the use of this system also showed that in the german-language printed publications, the phrase "physical recreation" does not occur while the words "physical" and "recreation", as separate language classes, are widely used. Similar features also appear in the publications printed in French, Spanish and Italian. Conclusions: a comparative analysis of the obtained materials suggests that physical recreation is considered in English practice as an important factor in the physical health of a person and his active longevity, as well as a significant factor in solving the problems of youth. This term began to be used in English-language practice for the name of one of the areas of leisure activities of the working and middle classes, as well as of students as a special social-demographic group. The analysis shows that by this time a holistic notion about the subject and subject area of physical recreation has not yet been formed, that the concept of "physical recreation" is rather vague, vague and contradictory.

The problem of upbringing of difficult teenagers in pedagogical theory and practice has been and remains the subject of special attention of pedagogical scientists were found out during analyzed scientific works in this article. The difficult teenagers in educational terms – are just ordinary children who have a specific personality particularity, namely, they are difficulties to upbringing. The children who are the difficult to upbringing, they are characterized by developmental defects and violations of norms and rules of behavior. This is why the difficult teenagers need the formation of moral and volitional qualities, the formation of socially significant value orientations, the mobilization of personal resources and sustainable socialization extremely hard. The complex patterns of adolescence, negative socio-economic and political processes, the parental views on upbringing and their pedagogical methods, shortcomings in the work of educational institutions also were mentioned in this article. And the category of difficult teenagers arose as a result of these influences. The essence and content of the concept the «difficult teenagers» has been determined in this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: to reveal the cultural and historical origins of the concept of "physical fitness". Material & Methods: an analysis of specialized literature covering various aspects of the development of the field of human activity associated with the use of physical exercises. Results: at the turn of the 20th century, the term "physical culture" was used as a generalising name for the three areas of people's activities related to the use of physical exercises: activities aimed at bringing the body in line (physical fitness) activities aimed at developing physical strength and body build (bodybuilding) activities aimed at improving through the use of physical exercises (therapeutic physical culture). Conclusion: In terms of the theory of physical culture of physical fitness is seen as a particular socio-cultural phenomenon, which is a historically conditioned human activity involving the use of physical exercise at their leisure, and individual and socially significant results of such activities.

Сonditions of modern interpretation of the learning process require an increasing role of the teacher and a lesson in physical culture. The normative requirements for the teacher already form a new approach to the teaching of physical culture, where the culture of communication and the level of cultural and professional competence of the teacher of physical culture occupy an important place, which, of course, is impossible without the knowledge and skillful use of gymnastic terminology. Purpose: identification of the level of terminological competence of teachers of physical culture, peculiarities of using terms, reasons that prevent teachers from effectively using gymnastic terminology during their professional activities. Material & Methods: in the study participated teachers of physical culture (n=87). Results: certain features of the use of gymnastic terminology by teachers of physical culture are examined. They found they lacked a level of terminological competence during their professional activities when using physical exercises. The reasons not allowing teachers of physical training to effectively use gymnastic terminology are revealed. Conclusions: level of terminological competence of each specialist is individual and very often requires its increase. It is established that despite the important role of using gymnastic terminology, its component in the lesson of physical culture decreases every year. A number of reasons have been identified that affect the level of terminological competence of teachers and are reflected in the quality of professional activity in general.

The article deals with the physical education teachers’ perspectives in a changing world. Technologies of transhumanism are aimed at expanding human biological capabilities and creating a posthuman, in which natural organs and organ systems are planned to replace with artificial transplants. Thus, these technologies make it necessary to reconsider the established views on physical culture and the goals of teaching physical education. The author uses the comparative analysis to compare the foundations of futures studies, using examples from the academic journal Future Human Image, specializing in futures studies, as well as the physical education teachers’ perspectives which are revealed in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (JTPE). This journal focuses on the stimulating discussion, study, and critique of teaching, teacher education, and curriculum in fields related to physical activity in schools, communities, higher education, and sport. As a result of the analysis, the author concludes that in spite of ideas of transhumanism and other futures studies, physical culture and physical education, which move into the mass consciousness actively, retain topicality. The recommendations are taken into account in futures studies and studies in the field of physical culture.

Purpose: to reveal modern ideas about the essence of the concept of "sport" and determine its role in the development of the general theory of physical culture and sports theory. Material & Methods: analysis of specialized literature, which highlights various aspects of the development of the field of people's activities related to the use of physical exercises. Results: in today's society there is an objective sphere of human activity related to the use of physical exercises, for which the name in domestic and foreign scientific and social practice is most often used the term "physical culture". Conclusion: the constitutive conditions of the process of developing a general theory of physical culture are singled out, it is shown that sport, as a special socio-cultural phenomenon, is a historically conditioned activity of people associated with the use of physical exercises, aimed at preparing and participating in competitions, as well as individual and socially significant results of such activity.

Purpose: to determine the forms of physical culture and sports activities in the general structure of spare time for pupils of general education schools aged 15–17 years. Material & Methods: analysis and generalization of scientific literature; methods of theoretical level of research (analysis and synthesis) sociological survey. The study was attended by students of 10–11 grades of general education schools. Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and the city of Khmelnitsky. The total number of interviewed students was 907 people. Results: most common types of activities are identified, to which students of general education schools aged 15–17 are involved in their spare time. Factors that determine the choice of activity by students in their spare time are established. Conclusion: most popular types of physical culture and sports activities in their spare time among students aged 15–17 years is active rest and physical training and sports. The main factors influencing the choice of activities in their spare time among students aged 15–17 years, have their own tastes and preferences, a healthy lifestyle and school.

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At the end of 1948 single party ruling of PZPR (Polish United Workers' Party) started uncritical following of the Soviet state model. The changes concerned physical culture as well.The guidelines on the new model of sport and physical culture management were created by the resolution of Politburo (BP) of KC PZPR (Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party) of September 8th,1949. The implementation of the tasks were handed over to the Head Committee of Physical Culture. In ŁódźVoivodeship it was at first the Voivodeship Office of Physical Culture, then the Voivodeship Committee of Physical Culture and Łódź Committee of Physical Culture that supervised the proces of sports reorganization. The biggest difficulty in the reforms was the lack of staff. The trials of its replacement by the Polish Youth Association did not compensate the purge that was carried out among the pre-war activists. As a result of the September resolution sports unions were reorganized into sports sections and sports clubs lost their legal status and traditional names. The impelmentation od the physical culture tasks into the six-year planning secured the financial resources for their realization.The level of physical culture was marked by its range, mass events and the «Fit for Work and Defence» badge.

After gaining Poland’s independence in 1918 the government of the country began an active work on the establishment of a national system of physical education for children and youth. Among important aspects of reforming this area was the implementation of an important task – the development of mass sports in the country. In 1919 the Polish Olympic Committee was set up whose task was to popularize the Olympic movement in the country, the representation of Polish sports in Europe and the word, the development of sport among different age groups of society, creating optimal conditions for physical education and sports, assistance in preparation of Polish athletes to participate in the summer and winter Olympic Games. In a short period (1919–1921) the federations were established in the country: track and field, football, cycling, speed skating etc. which contributed to the development of the sports movement in Poland. In 1935, 473,000 athletes regularly trained in 4500 sports clubs and sections that functioned in different regions of the country. In Poland a wide network of sports medicine centers was created in which 770 doctors of sports medicine worked. Since 1924 Polish athletes have taken an active part in the summer and winter Olympic Games and get prizes in different sports. In the post war years Poland’s national teams perform in the most prestigious competitions at all the Olympics. The Polish Olympic Committee actively participates in the world Olympic movement and promotes the further development of the mass sports in the country.

Purpose: to reveal the cultural and historical origins of modern sports. Material & Methods: research methods consist of the analysis of the specialized literature that highlights various aspects of the development of the field of people's activities related to the use of physical exercises, as well as the application of a systematic and historiographical approach to the analysis of this problem. To solve the tasks set, an analysis was carried out of the print publications available in the Google Books library, which cover the period from the late 16th century to the present and in which the term "sport". Results: materials obtained using the search engine "Google Books Ngram Viewer" indicate that, since the end of the 16th century in English-language prints, and therefore in social practice, for the generalized name of entertainment activities, people have been used, to some extent, as synonyms, the terms "sport" and "disport" (from the old French "disporter"). And in the process of historical development of society the frequency of using the term "sport", with respect to the frequency of using the term "disport", has constantly grown. Analysis of materials available in the library "Google Books" also indicates that in the process of socio-cultural evolution, the content of the concept of "sport" in English-speaking practice changed. Conclusion: analysis of the literature showed that the problem of the "beginning" of modern sports is one of the top priorities in the development of the general theory. The results of the study indicate that at the beginning of the 19th century the term "sport" was used in English-speaking practice for a more expressive definition of the subjective sense of people's pleasure from completely different activities, that is, to emphasize that such activity was for them a kind of hobby , entertainment, fun.

Purpose: to analyze the genesis of the content of school physical education in the context of social order, separating the features of the modern physical education program in the general educational institutions of Ukraine. On the basis of the use of chronological periodization in the article, the features of the content of the systems of school physical education are emphasized in connection with the contextuality of historical epochs. Material & Methods: analysis of special literature, which reveals the features of the content of school physical education in different historical epochs; chronological periodization; analysis of regulatory legal acts. Results: in the process of development of the system of school physical education, the curricula for physical culture also changed; there were contextual features of political, economic and social development of Ukraine during the last century. Conclusion: the dynamics of the content of physical education programs at the secondary school shows the growing differentiation and humanization of the system of physical education in modern Ukraine.

Actuality. This article contains reviews of various aspects of gender problems and gender approach in pupils physical education. Task of the article. Our research is devoted to scrutinize the differences between self–esteem of physical development of the youth of different age, who are engaged and aren’t engaged in physical activities and reveal the connection between the general level of self-esteem of the respondents and their belonging to the psychological type of personality. Methods. For examining the physical self–esteem level was used questionary «Selfdescription of physical development». Results. It is proved, that self–esteem of physical development has high and overstated level and composes 80–85 % from highest point. Based on the results of cluster analysis it was diagnosed, that among young males, who have overstated self-esteem level of physical development most of respondents belong to masculine type. Conclusions. Revived results let us assert that the essential gender distinction are exist among the own characteristic of the girls of different age. This fact has a direct influence on the level of general self-esteem. The differences between sportsmen and respondents who don’t go on for sport were identified. Thus, received data could be used as a base for further gender researches in the field of physicals culture and sport, the results of which will be used as a theoretic ground for conception of gender approach in physical education of pupils.

Purpose: to substantiate the perspective effectiveness of the interdisciplinary system "sport – psychoanalysis – art" for effective psychological and pedagogical influence in the development of humanity in students in the teaching and educational process. Material & Methods: observation in higher educational institutions of the pedagogical and sports orientation, theoretical analysis and synthesis of philosophical-psychological and valeo-pedagogical publications on the research problem. Results: considered humanistic significance of sports activities and the arts at the planetary level of human development. The psychoanalytical and philosophical aspects of surrealism are presented in the context of the actualization of humanity in student: future teachers and trainers. Conclusion: theoretically designated psycho-correctional resources in the spectrum of physical, aesthetic and moral education for the progressive dynamics of humanity in the personal development of students.

The current relevance of the research is due to a decrease and sometimes lack of motivation in students, especially high school age, to exercise so as the time limit for extracurricular forms of organization of physical education. The goal of the study was to determine the opinions of teachers of physical culture, on the organization of physical education in educational institutions of secondary education. The results of the research paper present data obtained from the survey author Physical Education teachers working in various schools of secondary education in Ivano–Frankivsk, on the organization of physical education in school. The research found that 21,2 % of teachers still do not take into account the views of students in choosing the variant modules. Identified guidance to teachers introduced new variant modules of the program of physical education. Described list of diseases that are ill students and other features of the educational process with physical training. The findings obtained in the study provide an opportunity to «look through the eyes of teachers» in the process of physical education in schools of general secondary education, recommendations for improving curriculum. The material can serve as methodical teacher to develop planning documents for schoolboy of all ages. The actual survey allows luggage improve teacher of physical culture in school.

Purpose: the analysis of process of adaptation of students of higher education institutions to conditions of teaching and the search of ways of its increase of physical culture and sport. Material & Methods: the detection of features of the period of adaptation of students to the educational process was carried out by the method of the analysis of researches, publications and questioning on the subject of adaptation processes at students of higher education institutions. The attention to features of application of means of physical culture and their positive influence on intellectual and physical data of youth is focused. Results: the detailed consideration of all aspects of process of adaptation to teaching found as negative sides of the process (health aggravation of symptoms, psychological discomfort), and positive (high rates in study, all-round development). Conclusions: the means of physical culture which are skillfully selected and correctly used on classes by the teacher will give the chance to the student to get desirable education with comfort.

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The purpose of the article is to study the phenomenon of physical culture and its impact on the development of the individual and the formation of consciousness of the population of the state. The methodology of the research is based on the application of comparative and analytical methods for studying the phenomenon of physical culture and its impact on the development of personality. The scientific novelty of the obtained results consists of the substantiation of physical culture as a phenomenon of personality development in modern society. Conclusions. Study of physical culture as a phenomenon of personality development was determined by historical and socio-political, socio-cultural conditions of life of society. Society has no more effective means by which it would be possible to physically and psychologically prepare people for new living and working conditions. It is the content of physical culture that is a prerequisite for its harmonious development, which should include: health promotion; development of physical qualities; improvement of posture; removal of nervous tension and mental fatigue after training and work; improvement of the functional capabilities of the organism; achievement of high sports results; maintenance of high working capacity; getting pleasure from motor activity; the formation of motor skills and skills, etc. Thus, in order to increase the effectiveness of the phenomenon of physical culture in the process of development of the individual, it is necessary to improve the organization, content, means and methods of exercise by physical exercises, aimed at forming a positive motivation and orientation of the individual to the values of physical culture and to systematic physical exercises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: the research consists in development, justification and experimental check of theoretical-methodical bases of formation of valeological competence of the process of physical education of students of pedagogical higher educational institutions. Material & Methods: the level of formation of valeological competence of future teachers in the course of physical education was determined by averaging of estimates by each experimental indicator during the skilled-experimental work. 497 students from 1 till 5 courses, 35 university graduates, working as teachers at schools of Vinnitsa, and 17 teachers of higher education institutions were involved in the forming experiment. Results: the low level of formation of valeological competence of future teachers in the course of physical education in all skilled groups, participating in the pedagogical experiment, creates the objective need of introduction of the developed experimental model of formation valeological competence of future teachers in the course of physical education and complex of reasonable pedagogical conditions. Conclusions: the carried-out entering test showed the similarity of experimental groups in the section of respondents on levels of formation of valeological competence, allows to consider output parameters leveled and to begin implementation of the chosen plan of experiment.