The article is dedicated to the study of the humanistic
approach to upbringing an
d education in the creative
legacy of the Ukrainian pedagogues of the second half of the 19
th
century. Through the analysis of S.
Myropolskiy’s and Kh. Alchevska’s pedagogical legacy, a world outlook position of scholars concerning
humanisation of the educational process is shown. In the co
urse of the research, it is
found out that basis of S.
Myropolskiy’s and Kh. Alchevska’s conception was formed by the principles, confirmed by humanistic
pedagogy. They revealed the humane approach essence to realizing the educational process in the national school.
It is established that the pedagogues considered the teacher’s personality as an important figure of the human
upbringing process