Shulha I. The Formation of Preschoolers and Junior Schoolchildren's Valeological Culture on the Basis of Gender Approach.

The thesis is devoted to the issue of preschoolers and junior schoolchildren's valeological culture formation. The essence of valeological culture and its correlation with a number of terms have been substantiated. The influence of social and educational factors of gender socialization on the formation of 5-10 year old children's valeological culture has been revealed. The author's conception of "preschoolers and junior schoolchildren's valeological culture on the basis of gender approach" has been represented. Structural components, criteria, indices and levels of preschoolers and junior schoolchildren's valeological culture formation have been specified, with the gender factor taken into account. The model of the preschoolers and junior schoolchildren's valeological culture formation based on gender approach has been developed, implemented, and its efficiency has been tested. The pedagogical conditions of this process have been determined.