Educology and educology: actuality of sciences development in conditions of educational reformation in Ukraine

The article analyzes emergence and development of new scientific directions in foreign and domestic educational spaces – eduсology. Partial analysis and comparison, carried out through comparison of subject, object and tasks of the science, confirms their commonality. Educology is a new independent social integrative science about education, studying general laws of organization, educational sphere functioning and development; principles of educated person formation and determination of fundamental knowledge as a part of universal human culture, a basis for vocational training. The main task of educology is development of educational sphere as a social phenomenon, which contributes to spiritual, cultural, socio-economic, scientific and technological functioning, reproduction and development of society; educology is aimed at the process of formation of a educated society, formation of society collective intelligence and development of modern civilization as a civilization of education and science. So, the science is not about scattered branches of knowledge, but the idea of integrity of educational sphere functioning and development, interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, integrity, systemicity is confirmed. An overview of world and national experience in implementing this science in educational system, in the programs proposed by institutions, has confirmed their ability to respond to the challenges of modern society. Examples of introduction of educology in the curricula of foreign and domestic higher educational institutions (Lithuanian University of Life Sciences and Kyiv Boris Grinchenko University). The science is being transformed into an educational paradigm aimed at continuous sustainable development of the society. An attempt was made to sample the analysis of a new science of educomentry, which determines the quality of education as one of the quality of life indicators, which requires highly qualified, competitive specialists in the pedagogical profession. Keywords: educology, sphere of education, quality of educational activity, education.