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HAPPINESS AS A VALUE FOR A PRESCHOOL CHILD

The article is devoted to the explaining of the features of the terminal value of "happiness" at the stage of its appropriation by a child of senior preschool age. The applied diagnostic methods are presented: "Express diagnostics of the sphere of value orientations of a preschooler" and observation "Diagnostics of the levels of manifestation of the activity structural component of the value orientations of senior preschoolers". The structure of values of preschoolers in the unity of their cognitive, emotional and activity components is outlined. The state of formation of the structure value-goal "happiness" of the studied children is characterized. Senior preschoolers' ideas about "happiness" is presented. The level of significance of "happiness" for children in comparison with other important values is determined: "family", "health", "creativity", "friendship", "money", "beauty of nature", "beauty of technology". It is established that "happiness" ranks first among effective values. It is concluded that senior preschoolers feel happy when they are involved in meaningful, independent, creative activities. KEY WORDS: happiness, preschool child, structure of values, terminal values, value regulation.