THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPING PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ HUMANISTIC COMPETENCIES THROUGH AN ANTHROPOCENTRIC APPROACH

Abstract

This article scientifically analyzes the theoretical and methodological foundations of forming and developing primary school students’ humanistic competencies through an anthropocentric approach. The study systematically examines the pedagogical essence, psychological mechanisms, and core content of human-centered education and its pivotal role in the spiritual, moral, and social development of young learners within the modern educational paradigm. Furthermore, the conceptual and scientific views of prominent foreign and local scholars in the fields of humanistic pedagogy and developmental psychology are logically and comparatively analyzed. The research substantiates the pedagogical potential of an anthropocentric environment in fostering comprehensive personality development. Finally, the article provides a structured scientific and methodological basis for the specific mechanisms required to cultivate essential humanistic qualities - such as empathy, tolerance, social cooperation, communicative culture, moral responsibility, and reflective thinking - at the primary education stage, aligning them directly with the core framework of the dissertation research.