ETHNIC SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS FORMATION IN THE COURSE OF HIGHER-EDUCATION

The author determines the ethnical self-consciousness as comparatively stable system of realized opinions on existing ethno-differentiating and ethno-integrating signs of ethno-cultural environment. As a result of such a system formation the person considers oneself to be a subje ct of ethnical community. The author compares the data of experimental studies on ethnical self-consciousness in Russian and in Udmurtian st udents and comes to the conclusion that the development and formation of ethnic self-consciousness is an important condition of ethnic indiv iduality development. The author considers the creation of favourable conditions for the formation and development of ethnical self-consciou sness to be an important goal for educative system.