THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SHAPING THE SPIRITUAL IMAGE OF THE DIGITAL GENERATION

Abstract

This article examines the role of education in shaping the spiritual image of the digital generation under the conditions of rapid technologization, algorithmic communication, social-network socialization, artificial intelligence, and the transformation of value orientations. The central idea of the article is that the spiritual image of the digital generation cannot be formed only through technical digital literacy or the mechanical transmission of moral norms; rather, it requires a complex educational environment in which national values, universal humanistic principles, media and information literacy, critical reflection, civic responsibility, cultural memory, and ethical self-regulation are integrated into one pedagogical system. The article argues that education becomes the principal social institution capable of transforming digital experience from a fragmented flow of information into a meaningful field of moral judgment, responsible communication, and creative self-realization.