Surzhykova I. Pedagogical Ideas of Vasyl Sukhomlynsky and Celestin Freinet (comparative analysis)

The accomplished comparative analysis proves the idea of V.Sukhomlynsky and C.Freinet being representatives of heart pedagogics and pragmatic pedagogics, which has been transformed into Freinet's pedagogics. This research concludes that basic ideas of Sukhomlynsky's and Freinet's concepts are realized in contemporary educational practice in accordance with the principle of natural education and upbringing based on labour as fundamentals of human being considering universal human values combined with basic ideas of folk pedagogics on condition that teacher - pupil interaction is democratic and human while the sphere of non-traditional forms and teaching methods broadens in scope.Using the method of descriptive-comparative analysis the research makes comparison of V.Sukhomlynsky's and C.Freinet's basic stages of lives and scientific biographies, their philosophy of upbringing and spreading their ideas in their Motherlands and in the world educational sphere, defines the similarity and distinctions in their pedagogical views, describes their educational technologies as well as trends and ways of putting into practice V.Sukhomlynsky's and C.Freinet's pedagogical ideas in contemporary school of Ukraine.