Chudnaya R. Justification of structure and contents of the "Adaptive Physical Training" course within the system of higher education

Object of study: scientific and methodological basis of the physical training of the disabled persons. Aim: justification and development of the structure and contentsof the "Adaptive physical training" course within the system of higher education. Methods of study: analysis of underlying notions; study of books and documentation; chronological analysis; inductive and deductive methods; synthetic procedure; method of systematization; method of theoretical modelling; expert assessment method. The scientific novelty is in the determination of pre-conditions and prospects for development of the adaptive physical training as a branch of science and a training course in the area of the physical training of the disabled persons in this country, in identification of problems of the adaptive physical training, in the development of methods of teaching the "Adaptive physical training" course; in the development of the adaptive physical training concept. This dissertation studies the status and vital issues ofthe physical training of disabled individuals in Ukraine, its scientific basis and availability of the personnel. If defines the notion of the "adaptive physical training", structure and contents of the course intended for teaching specialists in this area and covers the scientific and methodological research on this topic in the USA and Russia. It studies problems of the physical training of disabled persons in Ukraine. It contains methods of teaching the "Adaptive Physical Training" course; identifies the scientific foundation, structure and contents of this course. Key words: concept, adaptive physical training, subject, physical higher educational establishment.