Забезпечення якостi професiйної пiдготовки майбутнього вчителя: полiтика селекцiї

This research aims to determine what motivates children to participate in the after-school basketball class. To that end, 220 subjects were selected through random sampling in April 2006 from among participants in basketball classes operating in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. Data were analyzed using t-test or one-way analysis of variance. The analysis based on research hypotheses came up with the following results. First, as to their basketball class participation motivation by gender, the male group had a higher level of motivation of cleanness, physical aptitude, professionalism, demonstration of show-off, achievement, and spontaneity. Second, as to their basketball class participation motivation by school year, there was a statistically significant difference in all types of motivation, and elementary schoolers in higher school grades had a higher level of motivation than middle school students. Third, as to their basketball class participation motivation by religion, other group and Buddhist group had a higher level of motivation. Fourth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by their parents` occupation, participants with their parents` occupation being professional had the highest level of motivation. Fifth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by region, residents in cities and counties, overall, had a higher level of motivation. In particular, residents in cities and counties had a high level of motivation of physical aptitude, demonstration of show-off, and spontaneity. Sixth, The villa-residents group had a higher level of motivation than the apartment-residents group. Seventh, the house-owning group had a higher level of cleanness motivation, and the rented-house group had a higher level of motivation of show-off and achievement. Eighth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by participation period, The 1 to 6-month group had the highest cleanness motivation level, the 1 to 2 year or lower group had the highest physical aptitude motivation level, and the 7 to 12-month group had the highest level of motivation of show-off, achievement and spontaneity. Ninth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by participation attitude, The positive-participants group had a high level of motivation of physical aptitude and spontaneity. Tenth, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by participation frequency, the weekly four-time or more participants group had the highest level of all types of motivation. Eleventh, as to their basketball classroom participation motivation by preference over basketball, The group which liked basketball had a higher level of physical aptitude motivation, while the group which did not like basketball had the highest level of motivation of cleanness, achievement and spontaneity.

The article examines the psychological and pedagogical aspects of vocational guidance and self-determination of high school students with the choice of future profession in the development of the New Ukrainian school. Mechanisms of professional self-determination and the capacity building of professional self-improvement of high school students in the context of transformational processes in the labour market in the digital economy are considered. It is established that one of the ways to increase the effectiveness of professional self-determination of student youth is the introduction into the educational process of methods of psychological and pedagogical design of career guidance measures aimed at forming the potential of professional self-improvement in high school students. The conceptual principles of professional orientation in the New Ukrainian school are revealed. The expected results of vocational guidance reform for all participants of the vocational guidance process in the New Ukrainian School are presented. The development of specialized training in high school is characterized as well as the need for lifelong learning, the importance of continuous personal and professional development. Ways to improve the career guidance process at the local level are highlighted. In the system of vocational guidance, it is very important to take into account the interests of the regional labour market. Career guidance in a community is an ecosystem that ensures its socio-economic development, and financial support for career guidance at the local level is an investment in human capital and sustainable community development. The advantages of organizing vocational guidance at the local level are a significant increase in opportunities for interaction with employers on vocational guidance of students, the creation and use of modern infrastructure. The functioning of educational and vocational hubs and career development centres based on educational institutions sounds promising, there students can try themselves in a particular profession, participate in projects for community and regional development.

Problem setting. Nowadays the content of secondary education in Ukraine does not take into account individual characteristics of the students and it is not focused on the formation of creative potential and system of knowledge by interests, the educational process is overburdened with secondary factual material and is overly regulated. It necessitates the search and implementation of new approaches to organization of educational process in high school. One of such approaches is career counselling for secondary school students that provides thourough and specialized general education, access to quality education in accordance with the individual skills and needs of the student youth.Recent research and publications analysis. The problem of career counselling for secondary school students in Ukraine has become the subject of research by Ukrainian scholars. In particular, theoretical and conceptual foundations of career counselling training were investigated by N. Bibik, M. Burda, S. Volyanskaya, O. Adamenko, V. Kizenko, A. Samodrin, B. Fedorishin, G. Vashchenko, M. Goncharov, N. Dmitrenko.Highlighting previously unsettled parts of the general problem. The introduction of specialized secondary education is one of the priorities of public education policy. Therefore, it is advisable to investigate the legal bases for introducing career counselling for secondary education system in Ukraine within the science of public administration.The aim of the article is to analyze the legal support for the introduction of career counselling for secondary education system in Ukraine.Paper main body. According to Article 53 of the Constitution of Ukraine everyone has the right to education. However, the deterioration of indicators of competitiveness and the innovative attractiveness of secondary education system in Ukraine need a thorough reform within the framework of the Concept of Implementation of the State Policy for the Reform of General Secondary Education “New Ukrainian School” for the period up to 2029. The aim of the reform of the education system in Ukraine is to create the conditions for personal development and creative self-realization of every citizen of Ukraine, to create generations capable of learning throughout life, to create and develop the values of civil society.In accordance with the objectives of the first phase of implementation of the Concept (2017 – 2018), a new Law of Ukraine “On Education” was adopted, Article 10 of which defines three levels of secondary education: primary education lasting four years; basic secondary education lasting five years; specialized secondary education lasting three years. At the third stage of the Concept implementation (2023 – 2029), it is planned to introduce a specialized level of secondary education – a process of individual and differentiated learning, the basic ideas of which are the education of students in grades 10 – 12 by: interests; competencies; plans for self-realization.According to the Law of Ukraine “On Education”, obtaining a specialized secondary education involves two directions:– academic – specialized education based on the combination of the content of education which is defined by the standard s of secondary specialized education, and in-depth study of individual subjects taking into account the abilities and educational needs of education recipients focusing on continuing education at higher levels of education;– professional – labor market oriented specialized education based on a combination of educational content defined by the standard of secondary specialized education and a professionally oriented approach to learning taking into account the abilities and needs of students.Conclusions of the research and prospects for further studies.1. The crisis and the challenges of the problem have led to the reform of the content of secondary education in Ukraine on the basis of competent and personally oriented approaches to learning; orientation to the acquisition of skills necessary for successfu students self-realization in their professional activity.2. One of the directions of modernization and improvement of the secondary education system in Ukraine is to ensure the acquisition of appropriate qualitative skills and competences at school needed for work, innovation and active citizenship through the introduction of a specialized link education. The content of career counselling for secondary education involves the introduction of the process of individual and differentiated learning of students in grades 10 – 12 by interests, competencies and plans for self-realization.3. The legal basis for career counselling for secondary education system in Ukraine is the Constitution of Ukraine, the Laws of Ukraine “On Education”, “On Complete General Secondary Education”, the Concept of the implementation of state policy in the field of reforming general secondary education “New Ukrainian School” for the period up to 2029. For the effective reform of the general secondary education with the introduction of the career counselling component it is necessary to implement the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On comprehensive general secondary education”, to develop and adopt the new Law of Ukraine “On Vocational Education”.The subject of further scientific research in this area will be the content and forms of organization of specialized education in secondary school.

The problem of forming professional motivation of future teachers in the measurement of the development of the new Ukrainian school is considered. The techniques “Motivation of teaching students of pedagogical university” (S. O. Pakulina, S. M. Ketko) and “ Studying the motives of students’ educational activity (modification of A. O. Rean, V. O. Yakuninin)” were applied. The Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University became the base of empirical research. According to the conducted surveys results, the leading motives of teaching future teachers were analized, the nature of the dominance of motives (external / internal) in their professional motivation was clarified. It is shown that the main motives for students’ studying at the moment of investigation were the internal ones, which are part of the structure of professional motivation and are its driving force. In the course of the research the conditions necessary for the formation of stable motives of students’ professional motivation (procedural-substantive, didactic-educational, psychological) were formulated.The results of the study confirm that the effectiveness and success of the formation of students’ professional motivation depends directly on the level of motives, among which the internal, professionally oriented motives (high cognitive interest) should dominate the external, narrow-personal motives (low cognitive interest). In order to ensure such a result, a purposeful, systematic work based on partnership and subject-subject interaction of the pedagogical process participants should be organized in the higher education institution. We see the prospects of further scientific research in the identification and characterization of the factors of positive and negative influence on the pedagogical universities students’ educational and cognitive activity; in the study of the development of motivation for learning in the context of distant form of organization of future teachers training; in the study of the peculiarities of forming motivation for learning and for the profession of a teacher as well.

Vocational guidance is a long-term work, and it plays a very important role in enhancing the university student employability by means of guidance, navigation, assistance and bridging. However, the present vocational guidance by universities is not satisfactory in the aspects of guidance form, method, information, strength and personnel composition. This paper starts from the significance and ways of universities' vocational guidance in enhancing university student employability, and puts forward the work ideas of establishing the 3D vocational guidance platform, building and improving the full-process, professional, market-oriented, and modernized vocational guidance system in universities, constructing the developmental , innovative and all-round vocational guidance platform, and perfecting the vocational guidance system in universities.

PurposeEducation system stimulates the development of human capital and provides informative signaling allowing to differentiate productivity of individuals. If education system is efficient then higher levels of education usually associated with greater returns on labor market. To evaluate the efficiency of Russian education system we aim to estimate the effect of vocational education and different levels of higher education on wages.Design/methodology/approachWe use data on 8,764 individuals in the years 2019–2021. Our statistical approach addresses two critical issues: nonrandom selection into employment and the endogeneity of education choice. To tackle these problems, we employed Heckman’s method and its extension that is a structural model which addresses the issue of self-selection into different levels of education.FindingsThe results of the analysis suggest that there is a significant heterogeneity in the returns to different levels of education. First, higher education, in general, offers substantial wage premiums when compared to vocational education. Specifically, individuals with specialist’s and bachelor’s degrees enjoy higher wage premiums of approximately 23.59–24.04% and 16.43–16.49%, respectively, compared to those with vocational education. Furthermore, we observe a significant dis-parity in returns among the various levels of higher education. Master’s degree provides a substantial wage premium in comparison to both bachelor’s (19.79–20.96%) and specialist’s (12.64–13.41%) degrees. Moreover, specialist degree offers a 7.16–7.55% higher wage premium than bachelor’s degree.Practical implicationsWe identify a hierarchical pattern in the returns associated with different levels of higher education in Russia, specifically “bachelor-specialist-master.” These findings indicate that each level of education in Russia serves as a distinct signal in the labor market, facilitating employers' ability to differentiate between workers. From a policy perspective, our results suggest the potential benefits of offering opportunities to transition from specialist’s to master’s degrees on a tuition-free basis. Such a policy may enhance access to advanced education and potentially lead to higher returns for individuals in the labor market.Originality/valueThere are many studies on returns to higher education in Russia. However, just few of them estimate the returns to different levels of higher education. Also, these studies usually do not address the issue of the endogeneity arising because of self-selection into different levels of education. Our structural econometric model allows addressing for this issue and provides consistent estimates of returns to different levels of education under the assumption that individuals with higher propensity to education obtain higher levels of education.

The article considers the importance of the practical component in the training of future teachers of geography and economics in higher education institutions. It was established that in the conditions of general secondary education reform, it is necessary to take into account the conceptual provisions of the National Academy of Sciences and the legislative and regulatory framework in the content of educational and professional programs for the training of teaching staff, especially the practically oriented aspect of teaching technologies. It is emphasized that it is important to project the learning outcomes of higher pedagogical education graduates for future professional activity in the conditions of the New Ukrainian School, to ensure the formation of the technological component of professional competence in order to implement the competence approach when teaching school courses in geography and economics at the National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of the proposed study is to substantiate the practically oriented aspect of training future teachers of geography and economics of the basic school at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. To solve this problem, the author of the article analyzed the regulatory and legal framework, revealed the content of the educational and professional program for the training of future teachers of geography and economics at the I (bachelor) level of higher education at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, presented the results of the study of the level of satisfaction of students with the organization and content of the practical oriented aspect of OP. The scientific novelty of the material lies in the fact that the author presents proven experience of the content and organization of practice according to an educational program that has no analogues in the environment of higher education. The proposed material can be used to train future teachers of geography and economics in other institutions of higher education. Conclusions are made about the importance of reviewing and improving the practice-oriented aspect of training in view of the stages of reforming school education within the conceptual foundations of the New Ukrainian School. The article summarizes the work experience of the Department of Economic and Social Geography of the Volyn National University named after Lesia Ukrainka, offers the author’s vision of ways to improve, the results of a sociological survey of higher education students regarding the problem.

Modern society is focused on the growth of various types of interpersonal interaction, including speech communication, which leads to increased requirements for the quality of appropriate training of future primary school teachers, i.e. improvement of communicative competence, which will ensure their active professional activity in the future. The need to update the content of this process is related to various aspects of primary school modernization: the transition to the implementation of the Concept of a new Ukrainian school, support for its humanization, child-centered ideas; implementation of the principles of competency-based and person-oriented approaches in the education of younger schoolchildren, etc. In the social aspect, the importance of researching the communicative competence of primary school teachers is determined by the lack of speech and especially rhetorical culture, both professional and general (culture of thinking, speech, communication). In the pedagogical aspect, its development is aimed at the formation of productive, creative thinking and is based on the ethical principles of morality, and therefore is an important component of the formation of a harmonious personality as the greatest value in a democratic society. In the pedagogical activity of a teacher, communication is professionally significant, as it accompanies all types of work, and therefore the communicative skills of students of the second (master's) level of higher education are determined by the educational and professional program «Initial Education» of the Berdyansk State Pedagogical University: «To communicate in academic Ukrainian in oral and written forms, use communicative strategies, form students' ability for mutual understanding, interpersonal interaction». As evidenced by the results of the initial survey (according to M. Schneider) to identify professional and personal needs in the formation of communicative competence of future primary school teachers, in general, they respond favorably to the methods and techniques that were used in the classes on «Fundamentals of scientific communication and academic culture». At the same time, it was noted that the greatest difficulties for the master's students were caused by exercises of a practice-oriented nature regarding the prediction of the effectiveness of one's own communicative activity and the analysis of pedagogical speech, as well as the determination of ways of its continuous improvement. Key words: communicative competence, future primary school teachers, communicative competence of primary school teachers, communicative activity of primary school teachers.

Introduction: The posyandu plays a strategic role in improving maternal and child health, and its success depends on the active participation of mothers of toddlers in routine visits. However, posyandu visit rates in Takerharjo Village remain suboptimal and fluctuate over time, influenced by factors such as mothers’ education level, knowledge about posyandu, family support, and the role of health cadres. Objective: To analyze the relationship between mothers’ education level, knowledge level, and family support, as well as the role of health cadres, with the motivation level of mothers of toddlers to visit the posyandu in Takerharjo Village. Method: This study employed a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design. The research sample consisted of 81 respondents who met the inclusion criteria, selected using a cluster random sampling technique. The research instruments were questionnaires measuring education level, knowledge level, family support, the role of health cadres, and the motivation level of mothers of toddlers to visit the posyandu. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test. Result and Discussion: Mothers’ knowledge level and family support showed a significant relationship with the motivation level of mothers of toddlers to visit the posyandu in Takerharjo Village. Mothers with good knowledge levels and high family support tended to have higher motivation to attend posyandu visits. Meanwhile, mothers’ education level and the role of health cadres did not show a significant relationship with the motivation level of mothers of toddlers to visit the posyandu. Conclusions: Most mothers had a high level of education, knowledge, family support, and motivation to visit the posyandu. Although the role of health cadres was generally rated as good, only mothers’ knowledge level and family support showed a significant relationship with motivation to visit the posyandu, while education level and the role of health cadres did not.

Studies by leading educators and researchers indicate that ECCE teachers’ level of education affect their classroom practices and carrier path. This paper is based on a descriptive study carried out among 296 preschool teachers in Peninsula Malaysia. The objective of the study is to investigate the effects of preschool teachers’ education on their classroom practices and carrier path. Questionnaires were used as instrument to collect the data. The data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD. The findings indicated that preschool teachers with higher level of education (diploma and above) significantly have better classroom practices than their counterparts with lower level of education (below diploma). Similarly preschool teachers with higher level of education have significantly better career path than those with lower level of education. The findings have crucial pedagogical and practical implications towards early childhood education in Malaysia. In terms of pedagogical implication, the findings suggest that diploma should be the minimum educational qualification for preschool teachers because the results indicated that better educated teachers are more effective in their classroom practices. In terms of practical implication, policy makers should look into this matter seriously and take necessary steps to enhance preschool teachers’ level of education and skills.

The purpose of the work: the influence of the New Ukrainian School on the formation of motivation for physical education lessons. Methodology: theoretical research methods were used for the purpose of researching the issues, in particular, analysis and generalization of methodological, psychological-pedagogical and educational-methodical literature, which gave an opportunity to study the features of the reform of the New Ukrainian School, its shortcomings and advantages for the educational process. We conducted a questionnaire to determine the level of motivation among student youth. Scientific novelty: the impact of the New Ukrainian School on the formation of motivation for physical education lessons is determined. Conclusions: the formation of motives for physical exercises, physical activity, and an active lifestyle is important in improving the health of students and popularizing physical culture, because it is systematic physical culture activities that contribute to the development of basic physical qualities, education of will, courage, perseverance, have a positive effect on strengthening health, increase mental capacity and social adaptation. Thus, it was found that the developed and implemented Model Curriculum "Physical Culture. 5-6 classes" for institutions of general secondary education, which really raises the level of physical education and popularizes it among students, which, in turn, increases motivation for physical education lessons in institutions of general secondary education. Thus, based on the results of the questionnaire, it can be concluded that students of education have a fairly high level of motivation in the 5th-6th grades. This indicates that modern projects such as Oleksandr Pedan's "Junior" sports movement, the President's "Active Parks" program, Ukraine Active, "Move more" and many others have brought physical education lessons to a new European level. The above-mentioned projects provide an opportunity for children during the war to engage in a variety of physical activity, which has a positive effect not only on increasing motivation for physical education lessons, but also on the level of physical fitness, improving the psychophysical state and mood of those who do it.

<p>УДК: 615.15:005.32:331.101.3</p><p><strong>SCIENTIFIC GROUND OF BASIC GOING IS NEAR MOTIVATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL WORKERS </strong></p><p><strong>N.V. Teterich </strong></p><p><em>National university of pharmacy, Kharkov</em><em></em></p><p><strong>Entry.</strong> Now as plain as a pikestaff is that for the sake of achievement of success in competitive activity at the pharmaceutical market very a necessity is bringing in of highly skilled pharmaceutical shots, in fact it is known that efficiency of any activity directly depends on a beautifully neat personnel.</p><p>A research purpose is an analysis of social psychology factors and ground of the basic going near the increase of motivation of pharmaceutical workers.</p><p><strong>Research methods.</strong> For the decision of the put purpose testing of pharmaceutical workers was applied after the selected psychological methods which determine the factors of social orientation them labor motivation is a level of motivation to approval after the method of D. Kroun-D. Marlou, and also level of motivation to success after the method of Т. Elersa. As a result of the conducted research generalization of independent descriptions of specialists was carried out.</p><p><strong>Results and discussions. </strong>During research the selective complex questioning was conducted 30 pharmacists of pharmacy establishments of different boroughs ofKharkov after these methods. Before working 30 polling cards of tests were accepted on every method offered to specialists.</p><p>A level of motivation to approval is one of major necessities of man from satisfaction of which depends it internal self-awareness and position in a group. Substantial influence has thus this type of motivation on quality of interpersonality mutual relations.</p><p>Results of working of information are after the method of D. KROUNA-D. Marlou set that swingeing majority of specialists - 22 the polled (73,33%) is had middle level of motivation to approval. Only three specialists - 10% specialists have a low level of motivation to approval. Usually these workers are a conflict and independent of ideas from the side of circumferential, that can put them out of social approval.</p><p>Finally, five the polled (16,67 %) is had high motivation to approval. These specialists do not have denials in relation to labor, restrain the aggressive reactions, and need enhanceable intercourse.</p><p>The analysis of testing of pharmaceutical workers set after the method of T. Elersa, that for specialists with the high level of social desirability the low level of motivation absents to success; the middle level of motivation to success appeared at 3 респондентів (60%) and high level to motivation present for 2 specialists (40 %). Thus superfluously high level of motivation to success with specialists with the high level of motivation lack of to approval.</p><p>A level of motivation to success of workers with the middle level of social desirability is such: low level of motivation to success in this investigated lack of in group of specialists; a middle level of motivation is to success with 15 respondents (68,18%); high level to motivation present for five specialists (22,73%); ever-higher level of motivation to success with two specialists - 9, 09%.</p><p>A level of motivation to success of pharmaceutical specialists with the low level of motivation to approval is following: low level of motivation to success in this investigated group lack of of specialists also; 2 specialists has a middle level of motivation to success (66,67%); high level of motivation to success with one specialists (33,33%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions.</strong></p><ol><li>The analysis of literary sources rotined on questions professional motivation of pharmaceutical workers<strong>, </strong>that study of going near professional motivation in pharmacy<strong> </strong>not used practically.</li><li>The analysis of individual indexes of motivation of labor activity of pharmaceutical workers of social psychology direction is carried out</li><li>Certainly straight proportional dependence of social desirability of specialists with the level of their motivation to success.</li></ol>

Vocational guidance in colleges and universities involves politics, education, psychology, management and other disciplines. Higher education in colleges and universities can't be separated from vocational guidance. Higher education should focus on vocational guidance for students. Starting with the significance of vocational guidance in colleges and universities, this paper focuses on the analysis of the problems in vocational guidance in colleges and universities, and then puts forward new ways and ideas to promote the vocational guidance in colleges and universities.

This article explores the professional intentions of pedagogical students in Ukraine, focusing on their motivation, expectations, and readiness to work as teachers after graduation. The topic’s relevance stems from the transformative processes in contemporary Ukrainian education and the crucial impact of future educators’ professional maturity on the quality of national education. The authors emphasize the need for a thorough study of these factors to improve the content and technologies of future teachers’ professional training. The article reviews scholarly works on the professional motivation and readiness of future teachers. Modern research highlights the necessity of continuous professional development, scientific and methodological activity, innovative engagement, and adaptation to changes in the educational environment, particularly the implementation of ICT. The influence of broader educational challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and military actions, as well as reforms (e.g., the New Ukrainian School – NUS), on student expectations are also examined. The conclusion is that professional intentions result from the interplay of classic pedagogical ideas and modern educational realities, demanding creativity, continuous learning, and adaptability from future teachers. To empirically study professional intentions, motivation, and readiness for pedagogical activity, an anonymous online survey was conducted among 100 pedagogical students from various Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, and Poltava. A quantitative survey method was used with Google Forms. The questionnaire included both closed and open-ended questions, combining structured surveying with content analysis of free responses. The survey covered sections related to motivation for choosing the profession, expectations from future activities, employment plans, factors that might hinder career realization, and self-assessment of professional readiness. The sample was formed using random sampling through online communities and social networks, ensuring broad coverage of students from different years and regions. The main motives for choosing the profession were the desire to work with children (“calling”) and job stability in education. Approximately half of the students cited these internal motives. Over 60% of respondents considered their career choice to be conscious. The most common expectations from the profession included flexible working hours and holidays, as well as the opportunity for personal growth and self-realization through teaching children. Expectations of high salaries and public respect were less pronounced. Roughly half of the students expressed a clear readiness to work in a school after graduation, with another 25–30% intending to do so temporarily. About 10–15% do not plan to work in their chosen field. Among the obstacles and drawbacks of the profession, the most frequently mentioned were low wages, high emotional burden and stress, lack of support from administration or the state, and insufficient practical training during studies. Most students rated themselves as partially ready to work as teachers (less than 25% considered themselves fully ready). Among the suggestions for increasing motivation and readiness, students highlighted: higher salaries, additional pedagogical support and mentorship, practical improvement of training (more school practice), and increased public recognition and respect for teachers. The survey revealed that future educators have significant interest in teaching, but this is coupled with an awareness of existing difficulties (financial, organizational issues) and a feeling of insufficient preparation. These findings underscore the importance of enhancing material support, improving practical training, and developing mentorship systems to retain young educators in the profession and realize their motivational potential.

Early impairments in spoken discourse abilities have been identified in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the impact of AD on spoken discourse and the associated neuroanatomical correlates have mainly been studied in populations with higher levels of education, although preliminary evidence seems to indicate that socioeconomic status (SES) and level of education have an impact on spoken discourse. The purpose of this study was to analyze microstructural variables in spoken discourse in people with AD with low-to-middle SES and low level of education and to study their association with gray matter (GM) density. Nine women with AD and 10 matched (age, SES, and education) women without brain injury (WWBI) underwent a neuropsychological assessment, which included two spoken discourse tasks, and structural magnetic resonance imaging. Microstructural variables were extracted from the discourse samples using NILC-Metrix software. Brain density, measured by voxel-based morphometry, was compared between groups and then correlated with the differentiating microstructural variables. The AD group produced a lower diversity of verbal time moods and fewer words and sentences than WWBI but a greater diversity of pronouns, prepositions, and lexical richness. At the neural level, the AD group presented a lower GM density bilaterally in the hippocampus, the inferior temporal gyrus, and the anterior cingulate gyrus. Number of words and sentences produced were associated with GM density in the left parahippocampal gyrus, whereas the diversity of verbal moods was associated with the basal ganglia and the anterior cingulate gyrus bilaterally. The present findings are mainly consistent with previous studies conducted in groups with higher levels of SES and education, but they suggest that atrophy in the left inferior temporal gyrus could be critical in AD in populations with lower levels of SES and education. This research provides evidence on the importance of pursuing further studies including people with various SES and education levels. Spoken discourse has been shown to be affected in Alzheimer disease, but most studies have been conducted on individuals with middle-to-high SES and high educational levels. The study reports on microstructural measures of spoken discourse in groups of women in the early stage of AD and healthy women, with low-to-middle SES and lower levels of education. This study highlights the importance of taking into consideration the SES and education level in spoken discourse analysis and in investigating the neural correlates of AD. https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.24905046.