Pedagogical conditions for adaptation of foreign cadets of a military higher educational institution based on the dialogue of cultures
The beginning of studies at a higher education institution involves a complex process of adaptation for foreign students. In the conditions of a military higher educational institution, the complexity of this process is exacerbated. An analysis of the degree of knowledge of this problem shows that there are a significant number of issues that need to be studied, including the search for a specific effective algorithm for adapting foreign cadets to the conditions of studying at a military higher education institution. The aim is to identify, substantiate and test in practice the pedagogical conditions for the adaptation of foreign cadets of a military higher educational institution based on the dialogue of cultures. The methodological basis of the research is: a systematic approach to the consideration of the pedagogical process; cultural approach, according to which education is carried out in the context of culture and is seen as a dialogical process; personal-activity approach as the basis for ensuring personal adaptation of foreign cadets of military higher education institution in various activities. The paper uses a theoretical analysis of philosophical, psychological-pedagogical, military and methodological literature on the research problem, general scientific methods of cognition, sociological and empirical methods. The degree of successful adaptation of cadets of a military higher educational institution and the ability to survive and resolve the difficulties that arise depend on a number of external and internal conditions. The task of teachers is to create pedagogical conditions conducive to the successful adaptation of foreign cadets to the conditions of a military higher educational institution, encouraging foreign cadets to successfully overcome emerging difficulties and derive mutually beneficial benefits from multicultural interaction. It is assumed that the solution of the identified problem will be facilitated by the creation of pedagogical conditions based on the dialogue of cultures. With a pronounced orientation of foreign cadets towards the culture of the host country, with the perception of this culture as close, or with the orientation of cadets towards polyculturalism in general, their successful sociocultural and psychological adaptation is possible. Pedagogical conditions created at a military higher educational institution on the basis of the dialogue of cultures have particular importance for the successful course of the process of adaptation of first-year foreign cadets. Thanks to them, a foreign cadet will be able to successfully go through all the stages of adaptation to the conditions ofstudy at a military higher educational institution.