The educational environment of a pedagogical university as a factor in the socio-cultural adaptation of students from African countries

the article examines the possibilities of the educational environment of a pedagogical university in the context of the problem of socio-cultural adaptation of students from African countries (using Senegal and the Republic of Mali as an example). The paper describes the properties of the educational university environment, which combines a system of values aimed at understanding and mastering pedagogical activity, a meaningful reflective position and understanding of oneself in pedagogical activity, and formed humanistic views on students. The article presents the results of a questionnaire (n=28) and in-depth interviews (n=11) of students of the program "Russian as a Foreign Language" from Senegal and the Republic of Mali. Based on the data obtained, a substantive characteristic of the components of the educational environment of a pedagogical university is presented in relation to the socio-cultural adaptation of students from African countries.

pedagogical activity, environment, educational environment, adaptation, foreign students studying from African countries