FORMATION OF ETHNO-PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE IN GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS DURING ADVANCED TRAINING: NORTHERN SIBERIA EXPERIENCE

Abstract

The article addresses the problem of formation of ethno-pedagogical competence in the conditions of advanced teacher training. The study aimed to analyze the ethno-pedagogical competence of a teacher as a pedagogical concept, to highlight its components, and to theoretically substantiate pedagogical conditions that contribute to the formation of ethno-pedagogical competence of a teacher during advanced teacher training. The study targeted teachers of general education institution in Northern Siberia, Russia, and relied on such methods as theoretical analysis, empirical methods (survey, questionnaire), and mental simulation of pedagogical conditions. The survey revealed the teachers have aneed for expanding their ethno-pedagogical knowledge and the insufficient manifestation of the components of ethno-pedagogical competence. This induced the search for learning conditions that could form the ethno-pedagogical competence in secondary education teachers in the conditions of advanced teacher training. The learning conditions include, first, the selection of training modules with informative content on disciplines that provide a motivationally valuable, cognitive, activity-related orientation and make up the core of ethno-pedagogical competence; second, the involvement of teachers in solving problems and discussing cases that reflect the regional-ethnic trends; and, third, the involvement of teachers into design and research activities. When implemented, these learning conditions will contribute to the training of a teachercompetentin ethno-pedagogical issues.