The ethnocultural aspect in the educational process of a pedagogical university

The paper considers ethnocultural aspects in the educational activities of the university in the process of training bachelors of education. The authors show the place and role of ethnocultural courses and practices in the educational process of a teacher’s training university on the example of Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education. The paper substantiates theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the problem of ethnocultural and multicultural education in modern Russian society, characterizes current requirements of educational standards of the school and higher pedagogical education in terms of achieving personal results by students, regarding the main areas of extracurricular activities in an educational institution; describes the experience of introducing ethnocultural courses and practices in the educational process of a teacher’s training university, substantiates their relevance in the process of training teaching staff, identifies problems in the content and learning process within the framework of these courses and practices. The main purpose of the research is to identify the place and role of ethnoculturological courses and practices in the educational process of a teacher’s training university. The study has shown that the ethnocultural aspect is relevant in professional training of bachelors of education, regardless of the major, since it prepares a prospective teacher to conduct educational and extracurricular activities in the Russian secondary school, especially in regions with a complex ethnic confessional composition of the population. Ethnological knowledge and skills in the ethnocultural sphere are in demand, first of all, in the organization of extracurricular activities, but are also necessary in teaching certain courses and for an interpersonal dialogue with students.