Multicultural education of the younger generation: Assessing the moral and volitional qualities formation (case study of the Tuva Republic)

ABSTRACT

The research focuses on multicultural-historical competence formation in inhabitants of the Tuva Republic (the Russian Federation). Five- and six-year-old Tuvan children from four pre-school educational institutions participated in the study. The research results show a low or average level of children's understanding and perception of moral and volitional qualities. The study results can be applied to change the way children learn in pre-school institutions, change pedagogical training and teachers’ work with families, and introduce elements of multicultural-historical training.

KEYWORDS:

• Ethnic tolerance
• moral-volitional qualities
• multicultural-historical competence
• national identity

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Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.