REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE MEANING OF LIFE AT TEACHERS

Abstract

The given article presents the
results of the research carried out in educational
institutions of Moscow region in the form of
questioning in order to reveal the development
of the concept of the meaning of life at teachers
and their realizing of it. As the result of
the scientific inquiry different representations
about the meaning of life and the positions of
definition of the importance and the essence of
this category are revealed. The variety and contradiction
of interpretations of this philosophical
concept are illustrated by teachers (a part
of teachers connects the categories «the meaning
of life» and «acme» with personal development,
and a part - with professional achievements.
Answers of different points of view of
responders to the questionnaire are compared:
the influence of various factors on the finding
of sense and values in life (profession, professional
achievements, disciplines and etc.). The
data of the comparative analysis are given in
percentage. The results of the work show that
it is possible to reveal two contrary tendencies:
with the achievement of a certain age one group
of teachers is interested in their private life,
their family; the other group is interested in
their self-improvement, in the achievement of
their skills and in the passing of their experience
to young generation.