The Pedagogy of the Sakha Heroic Epic Olonkho within the Educational Process

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Author: Ekaterina Chekhorduna 1 , Nina Filippova 2 , and Diana Efimova 3
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  • 1 M. K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University e.chehorduna@yandex.ru
  • 2 FGBNU Institute of National Schools of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) iitii2007@mail.ru
  • 3 Institute of National Schools of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) edg1944@mail.ru
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3167/sib.2018.170305
Keywords:
ethnodidactics; Olonkho; Olonkho pedagogy; Olonkho values; Sakha; spiritual and moral development
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Abstract

This article discusses the normative and legal foundations, laws, principles, approaches, means and methods of organizing the educational process and analyzing the content of the authors’ ethnopedagogical program—Olonkho pedagogy. The article relies on the aspiration of ethnic groups to preserve their own distinctiveness and maintain their ethnic and cultural identity despite the current circumstances of globalization. By basing its approach on the Sakha heroic epic tradition—the Olonkho—the article describes how this tradition can introduce children to ethnocultural traditions, customs, and ceremonial rituals. The article examines manifestations of civic and ethnic identity among students, as well as their values and attitudes toward their native language and the cultural and historical heritage of their ethnic group.

Contributor Notes

Ekaterina Chekhorduna is a doctoral candidate in Pedagogy and the leading specialist of the Educational Laboratory of the Pedagogical Institute, at the M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University. She is also member and correspondent of the Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences of the Russian Federation. Email: e.chehorduna@yandex.ru

Nina Filippova is a doctoral candidate in Philosophy and a Leading Researcher of the FGBNU Institute of National Schools of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Email: iitii2007@mail.ru

Diana Efimova is a senior researcher of the Institute of National Schools of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Email: edg1944@mail.ru

Sibirica

Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies

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Article Category:
Research Article
Page Count:
44–59
Keywords:
ethnodidactics; Olonkho; Olonkho pedagogy; Olonkho values; Sakha; spiritual and moral development
Print Publication Date:
01 Dec 2018
Online Publication Date:
01 Dec 2018
Copyright:
© Berghahn Books 2018

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