The Establishment and Development of a Therapeutic area in Physical Education of Students in Ukraine
The Establishment and Development of a Therapeutic area in Physical Education of Students in Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: Caring for the health of the young generation is a thorny issue in Ukrainian society today. It covers several interrelated aspects which characterize different areas. These areas include the organization of professional activities, physical exercise, leisure, nutrition, sports, healthcare. This group also involves the organization of physical education for students from special medical groups. The article aims to disclose and summarize historical, theoretical and methodical principles of developing a therapeutic area in physical education of university students during the second half of the 20th century - the early 21st century. Research methods are the following: theoretical analysis and summary of literary sources and documentary materials; historical-and-pedagogical analysis of philosophical, psycho-pedagogical, scientific-methodical literature and regulatory documents; comparative-and-historical analysis; comparison, generalization, systematization, synthesis; constructive-and-genetic method; special scientific methods: chronological order; search method and bibliographic analysis. The article analyzes historical and methodical aspects of developing a therapeutic area in physical education of students, as well as the main stages in their establishment and development within the specified time, in the context of permanent changes in the attitude towards maintaining the health of university students in the country. It justifies the legal framework of developing a therapeutic area in physical education in higher education institutions (HEIs) within the specified time. Also, the article traces and summarizes the characteristic tendencies in the development of the content and basic forms of establishing a therapeutic area in physical education of university students within the specified time. Finally, it reveals the development of the main pedagogical and organizational principles of realizing physical education for students from special medical groups.

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