Korolyova I. Aesthetic education of the students of higher educational establishments in the process of cultural and creative activity

The thesis focuses on actual problem of modern pedagogic theory and practice of students' aesthetic education in their cultural and creative activity in higher pedagogical educational establishments. It has been theoretically grounded and experimentally tested pedagogic conditions of this process: aesthetic education influence of cultural and creative activity of students in the system of higher pedagogical education; carrying out approximate programme of students' aesthetic education in their cultural and creative activity; forming students' aesthetic attitude to the surrounding reality (material, social and aesthetic values) in the process of their cultural and creative activity; developing aesthetic activity of the students in the process of cultural and creative activity. It has been defined more precisely the concepts "cultural and creative activity" and "aesthetic education in the process of cultural and creative activity". It has been singled out the criteria and indicators of the high, intermediate and low levels of students' aesthetic education in their cultural and creative activity. The ideas of role and functions of cultural and creative activity of high school students have got their further development in the thesis.