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Introduction. The processes of socialization and identification accompany a society throughout his/her social history, and are associated with the development of certain tools for the inclusion of new individuals in the existing order. One of these tools is the educational space. Studying the role of educational space in the processes of successful socialization and identification seems to be very relevant. Methodology. The theory of symbolic interactionism allows us to consider the features of the processes of socialization and identification from the social interaction point of view, “accepting the role of anotherˮ. The sociology of knowledge theory focuses on the relationship between the individual and the external environment, the role of the influence of external factors on the course of the processes of socialization and identification, allows to trace the connection and dependence between socialization, identification and educational space. Discussion. On the basis of accepting the role of the Other, the author revealed mechanisms of mastering the educational space by the personality and showed that the purposefully built educational space allows the subject to freely enter society through the main systems of social roles, values, norms and rules of behavior, thereby forming a social and personal identity in the process of socialization and identification. Emphasis is placed on the fact that spontaneous socialization, unlike managed socialization, is based not on the age criterion, but on personal preferences, which allows the individual to influence society and change it. Conclusion. The educational space acts as a tool in the processes of socialization and identification. It works through the family, formal educational organizations and institutions. Socialization and identification work as two opposite processes: for the consolidation of society through the system of education and social control, inscribing the individual into the existing order, allowing him to form a sense of security, belonging to “their ownˮ, and, on the contrary, contribute to the awareness of one’s individuality, specialness in relation to others, allowing each member of society to realize their creative needs, to contribute to culture.