THE EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL- ENLIGHTENING SIGNIFICANCE OF FOLK TALES IN FOLK PEDAGOGY: AS AN EDUCATIONAL FACTOR AGAINST SPIRITUAL ALIENATION

This article analyzes the role of folk tales, as an integral component of folkpedagogy, in the moral, spiritual, intellectual, and aesthetic development of theyounger generation. Particular attention is paid to the educational potential of folktales as an effective pedagogical factor in counteracting the growing process ofspiritual alienation under the conditions of globalization, mass culture, and digitalinformation overload. The study is based on analytical, historical, comparative,sociopedagogical, and psychological research methods. The findings demonstratethat folk tales play a significant role in strengthening spiritual immunity andpreserving national identity, especially within preschool and primary educationsystems.