Ivanova T.M. 1
1 Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University
The article is dedicated to a problem of continuity of ideas related to the values of maternal education in the Russian pedagogy of the latter half of the XIX-th – at the beginning of the XX-th century and modern gender studies. The article analyses the development of maternal education from the point of view of scientists, writers and public figures in domestic pedagogy of the latter half of the XIX–th – at the beginning of the XX-th century. It touches upon woman’s social status and role in society, her destination as Mother. These studies took place on the ground of antagonistic views in the tideway of traditional (conservative), radical and democratic trends. The article considers fundamental ideas in the direction of which current gender studies follow: from natural-biological positions (essentialism), sociocultural determinism and from the point of view of holistic approach. The article proves that the scientists’ works on values of maternal education in the Russian pedagogy of the latter half of the XIX–th – at the beginning of the XX-th century are the richest national psychological and pedagogical heritage requiring studying and further apprehension since in its theoretic and methodological basis it may be accepted as precursor of present gender studies taking into account sociocultural and economic transformations occurring now in society and educational system.