Nikityuk L. Formation and development of natural sciences education in gymnasiums in Ukraine (the second half of XIX – beginning of XX century).

Object - the educational process in the classical schools in the second half of the 19th - early 20th century; purpose - disclosure of theoretical issues and generalization of the natural education organization experience in classical schools of Ukraine in the second half of the 19th - early 20th century for the creative realization of the historical experience gained in modern conditions; methods - general theoretical, historical and structural, comparative historical, subject-chronological retrospective, prognostic; novelty consists in scientifically grounded stages of natural education development in classical schools of Ukraine in the studied period; it was defined the contribution of leading scientists, educators, teaching methods specialists to the natural education development in the classical schools during the studied period; there were defined prospects for the creative use of educationally valuable ideas in modern conditions. In the scientific circulation there were introduced little-known archival materials (27); the results of the scientific research were tested during seminars for the course "History of Pedagogics"; field - pedagogy.