LDR 02717naa#a2200181#i#450# 001 EN\\bibl\19797 005 20241109105513.6 011 ## _a1999-5644 100 ## _a20180119b2018####ek#y0engy0150####ca 101 0# _aRUS 102 ## _aRU 200 1# _aThe article is devoted to the analysis of political education of students. The experience of studying the peculiarities of political education in Germany during the joint seminar devoted to the analysis of democratic processes in Germany and Russia is given. The tasks of social and political education of the future teacher are determined. Three interrelated problems are formulated. The first is the formation of a civic position (education solves state problems here), and secondly, it is the formation of a culture of democratic behavior (this is more important for social activity), and the third task relates to the personal significance of political education. The article defines the content of political education, which is formed primarily from the heritage of culture and science. In transforming Russia, when the values of the previous stage of development are rejected, this problem has become the most difficult. There has been a need for a new social and cultural paradigm, the fullness of education with new content. But for the stability of the social system, it is necessary that each generation inherits at least the basic social and cultural values of previous generations, of universal significance shared by most people. The article explores the social and cultural foundations of modern political education, where the notion of social justice, polyphonic thinking and tolerance occupy a special place. Particular attention is paid to the formation of a tolerant personality. The article analyzes the possibilities of applying the project activity in the preparation of the future teacher, in the formation of both professional and personal qualities. The author of the article, based on his personal experience with working with students, showed that limiting the study of a political science subject only to its content side, without including students in active work, significantly reduces students' interest in the subject. The inclusion of students in active cognitive activity through the method of projects helps informed and interested acquisition of new knowledge, allows to form such competencies as informational, communicative, creative _eJournal article 210 1# _aCHERKIZOVO _cRussian State University of Tourism and Service _d2018 215 ## _a5 с. 608 ## _aJournal article _2local 686 ## _aТуристско-экскурсионное обслуживание. 71.37 _2grnti 700 #1 _aSkvortsova _gTamara V. 856 4# _azh-szf.ru _u