POLYCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AS THE CONDITION OF ACTUALIZATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS’ PERSONAL RESOURCES AT THE STAGE OF ADAPTATION TO STUDYING

Abstract

The features of the polycultural environment in which the adaptation of first-year students of the institute of higher education occurs are considered in this paper. The results of an own research about interethnic relations, students‘ estimations of the contacts with representatives of other nationalities and approaches in definition of the concept «tolerance» are also cited. The author defines the significance of the person-centered approach to supporting students at the stage of adaptation to studying at any institute of higher education, which allows actualizing the ability to successful dialogue. At the same time the polycultural environment acts as a condition for developing the valuable attitude to oneself and to other people who are different from us.

Keywords

• adaptation, polycultural environment, aspects of adaptation, support of students, personcentered approach, encounter-groups, tolerance