Development of existential subjectivity of youth: Testing of the logotherapeutic training "Ways to the Future"

The relevance of the research was determined by the necessity to develop in young people the ability to consciously and responsibly choose a life path based on personal values and meanings, maintain an active civic position, and remain internally oriented toward values, particularly under conditions of growing social polarisation, loss of meaning, and global challenges. The purpose of the study was to analyse the effectiveness of the programme “Ways to the Future: A Country for Happiness” as a tool for fostering personality development and civic maturity through engagement in meaningful reflection and purposeful action. To achieve this aim, an original youth training programme was implemented based on Viktor Frankl’s logotherapeutic approach. The methodology involved the application of group logotherapeutic methods, including self-transcendence exercises, value reflection, future visualisation, logodialogue, metaphorical projection, and the stimulation of personal responsibility. The effectiveness of the programme was evaluated using qualitative research methods, such as participant observation, content analysis of written reflections and creative outputs, and interpretation of the dynamics of changes in participants’ value and meaning orientations. The following results were established: the relevance of the logotherapeutic approach for use in educational and social interventions was substantiated; the effectiveness of logotherapeutic techniques as a means of fostering subjectivity, responsibility, and existential maturity was confirmed; key transformations in the participants’ worldview orientations were identified; and a practical model of educational and social training focused on meaning, values, and civic subjectivity was developed. This model integrated the logotherapeutic framework with elements of civic education. The practical value of the research lay in its applicability by professionals in the fields of education, youth development, and social work, who may employ the proposed model to strengthen civic engagement and existential resilience among young people