Aestheticization of the Educational Environment as a Factor in the Formation of the Aesthetic Consciousness of Future Designers and Artists in Higher Education Institutions

Olha Kostiuk; Nataliia Dihtiar; Inna Hurzhii; Oleksii Sobolevskyi; Oleksandr Shpetnyі

doi:10.63931/ijchr.v7iSI2.482

Authors

Olha Kostiuk Department of Design State, Institution “Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University”, Poltava, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5309-2816
Nataliia Dihtiar Department of Fine and Decorative Arts, Institute of Arts, State Institution “Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Poltava, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-8948
Inna Hurzhii Department of Fine and Decorative Arts, Institute of Arts, State Institution “Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Poltava, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-9650
Oleksii Sobolevskyi Department of Fine and Decorative Arts, Institute of Arts, State Institution “Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University”, Poltava, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8085-4900
Oleksandr Shpetnyі Department of Romance and Germanic Philology, Educational and Research Institute of Philology and Journalism, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Poltava, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0666-6740

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63931/ijchr.v7iSI2.482

Keywords:

educational environment, aestheticization of the educational environment, aesthetic consciousness, future designers, future artists

Abstract

Aim. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to form aesthetic consciousness in future designers and artists. This is important for the development of their creative and professional competencies. The aim of the research is to study the influence of aestheticization of the educational environment on the students’ aesthetic consciousness.

Methodology. The research employed the following methods: questionnaire surveys, statistical data processing, comparative analysis, observation, and experiment.

Results. The obtained results showed that aestheticization of the environment contributes to the development of aesthetic knowledge and skills. It increases the level of students’ aesthetic consciousness, reflecting their ability to express creative concepts and evaluate artistic phenomena.

Conclusions. It is concluded that the aesthetic environment affects the development of professional qualities of future designers and artists.

Originality. The academic novelty of the study is expanded understanding of the role of aestheticization of the educational space. Research prospects include studying the influence of individual elements of the aesthetic environment on the students’ professional development.

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