Pedagogical activity and basics of geography teaching of academician Arkadiy Zhukovsky (1922 - 2014)

Rudenko Valery, Vintonyak Alla. Pedagogical activity and basics of geography teaching of academician Arkadiy Zhukovsky (1922 - 2014). Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(11):46-51. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2019.09.11.003 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2019.09.11.003 https://zenodo.org/record/3532004 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.10.2019. Revised: 04.11.2019. Accepted: 07.11.2019. Pedagogical activity and basics of geography teaching of academician Arkadiy Zhukovsky (1922 - 2014) Valery Rudenko1, Alla Vintonyak1 1Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych, Chernivtsi, Ukraine Valery Rudenko - rudenko_valery@ukr.net; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7542-4399 Alla Vintonyak - alla.pirogovskaja@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-7602 Summary Arkady Zhukovsky is known almost all over the world for his encyclopedic experience, social and political activities, scientific works in the field of history, religion, geography, etc. Along with this an important place in the sphere of his interests and vocations was given to pedagogical activity. An important task for himself, the scientist put systematic work on the organization of Ukrainian school abroad. The purpose of this exploration is to shed light on the fundamental achievements of the scientist in the field of teaching geography and to make them available to a wide range of readers. During the study, we used techniques such as search and information gathering, analysis, synthesis of submissions received, explanation and classification when writing articles. This study examines the approaches and techniques Arcadiy Zhukovsky geography teaching in a foreign country, it focuses on the study of geography Ukraine, but this valuable information can easily be projected onto any other geographic unit and used today in teaching practice. Academician Arkadiy Zhukovsky as a talented scientist, experienced and responsible teacher, a conscious citizen has highlighted important pedagogical values and advice in his publications raised serious questions about the teaching of geography and proposed it solutions. When working with students, the scientist proposes to focus on the following points: analysis of available textbooks for teachers and students; use of comparative characteristics of geographical features of countries; provide the students with materials describing the terrain and landscapes of the countries; pay attention to different levels of students' knowledge. Undoubtedly, this information will be useful and interesting both for teachers, teachers, scientists, as well as for those who are interested in the life of a famous scientist, academician Arkadiy Zhukovsky. Key words: Academician Arkadiy Zhukovsky; educational activities; geography; geography teaching; school