Implementation of World Experience of Using the Mind Map Method in the System of Higher Military Education of Ukraine: Comparative Analysis

The article is devoted to the analysis of the status of higher Ukrainian military education, in particular, the problem of training future specialists of the Border Guard Service, which seeks to develop in the context of the European one, but faces a number of difficulties and problems. The essence and features of the mind maps method have been presented. The use of the mind maps method by the world community and, for the purpose of comparative analysis, by the Ukrainian educational system, on the example of a higher educational institution of the Border Guard Agency of Ukraine, has been analysed. The fragments of the mind maps usage in the educational process of the Border Guard Academy during the teaching of various subjects (politological, economics) have been presented. The results of the conducted surveys, conversations, observations on the presented problem have been processed on the basis of mathematical statistical tools. The state of introduction of the method of mind maps in the system of higher military education of Ukraine has been analysed. Such a study has been carried out on the basis of a comparative method between study groups of cadets of the Border Guard Academy, in different specialties and during the teaching of both humanities and special military educational subjects. The article summarizes the conclusions of the conducted research, the essence of which is the need to change and transform the Ukrainian educational system from a conservative to a liberal and democratic one, in parallel with other social entities in Ukrainian society.