Development of the egalitarian personality of a future educator: history, achievements and prospects of the department of psychology

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of the egalitarian personality development of a future educator, upon which the staff of the psychology department of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National University is working. The historical milestones of the development of the psychology department, its achievements and prospects have been described. In the context of humanistic and cognitive psychology theoretical and methodological aspects of the vocational training of future educators to create the egalitarian educational environment for children and youth which is relevant to the principles of gender equality and parity have been analyzed. A conceptual model, psychological and pedagogical conditions of the egalitarian personality development of a future educator have been presented. The implementation of the personal-egalitarian approach as a basic one for the formation of gender competence as a key in personal development and professional awareness of future educators has been methodologically substantiated. It has been founded that the Self-concept is a standard of personal and professional development of future educators in various aspects of life. The meaning of the concept of «egalitarian personality of the future educator» as a subject of self-creation, open, self-sufficient, gender-competent personality, which follows the principles of equality and parity of both sexes in personal and professional life has been defined. Gender and educational technics of psychological and pedagogical support of the professional formation of the future educator on the principles of gender equality (interactive methods of social and psychological education, educational and training programs with a gender component) have been developed. It has empirically proved that implementation of a model provides for the creation of the egalitarian and educational environment in a higher educational establishment, the activation of the self-determination of youth in gender issues, and development of gender sensitivity and tolerance of future educators.