TOLERANCE OF STUDENTS AT RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES AS A CONDITION FOR EXISTENCE AND ALIENATION OF PERSONALITY IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD

Abstract

This paper is analyzing the problem of tolerance essence. In contemporary world there are a lot of changings: on the one hand already known democracy and liberalism, on the other hand new cultural and political reality. The cultural and religious context of toleration is presented. The results of the study of student adaptation in the context of tolerance are comprehended. The relevance of the research is represented by educational transformation: internationalization, computerization and integration of educational systems of different countries. The main aim of the study is to evaluate opportunities and advantages of tolerant behavior in the educational environment. Methods: the core of the research is sociocultural approach; it reveals tendencies of contemporary education. The new aspects of tolerance in the spiritual experience of a person are represented by philosophical reflection. Sociological methods made it possible to analyze the understanding of the tolerant behavior of students. Results. The paper introduces the philosophical assessments of how we can best be tolerant in a variety of cultural societies from the point of view of universal moral values and education. The problem of tolerance is represented in new contexts as a source of personality alienation in numerous cultural communications. The conclusions of the study of the tolerant behavior of students of the Tomsk Polytechnic University and the Moscow University of Friendship of Peoples: the role of religious, cultural, traditional, gender, family aspects in tolerant communication, are presented. The authors have stated the educational competencies of a modern tolerant student: the ability to avoid conflict situations, understanding and acceptance of other cultures, and the Russian society, overcoming the socio-psychological barrier, formation of skills and abilities to conduct a «dialogue of cultures» through language learning, formation of a new socio-cultural space.

Keywords

• tolerance
• higher education
• multiculturalism
• student’s adaptation
• alienation