LEGAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS: RESEARCH RESULTS (USING THE EXAMPLE OF KARAGANDA BUKETOV UNIVERSITY)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the level of legal awareness of students of KaragandaBuketovUniversityfrom the perspective of a psychological and legalapproach.Thebuilding of a civilandlegalsocietydepends on the level of development of students' legal awareness.Thearticlereveals the features of the rightconsciousness of students of the above-mentioned university. The study was conductedwithin the framework of an intra-university grant"Formation of medicalandlegalliteracy of universitystudentsas a factor in improving the quality of the country's human resourcespotential(using theexample of the ResourceCenter for InclusiveandSpecialEducation)."

The problem of legal awareness, the study of its real level, state, and content is one of the key, fundamental scientific areas of legal psychology. Its solution involves the tasks of strengthening law and order, improving the efficiency and quality of law enforcement agencies; combating crime and preventing the causes that give rise to it; comprehending the deep content-psychological mechanisms of social interaction of people; cognition of the driving forces and internal regulators of legally significant behavior. In modern conditions, the issues of studying public opinion, which are part of the general theory of legal awareness, have become particularly acute and relevant. The article uses the methodology of quantitative research in the aspects of determining the level of legal literacy of students (based on the KARA), assessing it as a factor in improving the quality of the human resource of Kazakhstan (using the example of the Resource Center for Inclusive and Special Education).

The main conclusion of the study is the need to promote the formation of law-abiding behavior of students. This is realized by involving representatives of all subjects of educational activity, including parents of students, in the educational system by informing all participants of the process. Visualization of legal situations; solving practical tasks and conducting business games within the educational process are also applied.