CHILDREN’S SELF-GOVERNMENT AS A BASIS OF THEIR OWN SOCIAL DEFENSE FORMING IN SCIENTIFIC INHERITANCE OF J. KORCZAK

Abstract

In the article forms of children’s self-government organization in educational establishments of boding school type are revealed. In particular, it is emphasized that J. Korczak devoted all his life and pedagogical ac- tivity to questions of children social defense. Foremost, he proved ways of these tasks realization by different institutes: family, educational establishments, public organizations. The publication testifies that main place in educational conception of J. Korczak is occupied by various forms of bringing in pupils to organs of children’s self-government, in particular comradely court, children’s sejm, judicial council and others. Taking active part in their work, children get used to live in collective of like-minded persons, society and to give proper estima- tion to those phenomena that take place around. And if there are misunderstandings – children have to be able to protect themselves, to confirm their rightness, to approve themselves as personality.