METHODOLOGY FOR STUDYING THE READINESS OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS TO ORGANIZE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS

Abstract

The article definesdiagnostic areasof future social workers’ readiness to organize volunteer activities of students in the process of their professional training in higher education institutions.It is proved that social workers and social pedagogues are one of the most successful organizers of volunteer activity, especially when working in secondary and extracurricular education institutions.The author analyzes the research publications devoted to the problem of using volunteer activity as a means of professional training of future social workers.The article puts forward the issue of complex research of formation state of this readiness in students, with it being a prerequisite for the successful organization of volunteer activities of students in their future professional activities.The article also deals with the definition of "readiness to organize volunteer activities", its component structure (motivational, personal, cognitive and operational components), selected criteria and diagnostic indicators (motivational-and-value – motives for participation and motivational focus on success in volunteering, personal focus and desire to maintain relationships with people, establish social contacts, the formation of altruistic values;personal-and-reflexive – formation of empathy, leadership qualities, communicative tolerance and inclinations, readiness for interaction in groups and reflection; knowledge-and-cognitive – formation of general theoretical and special knowledge about volunteering; operational-and-activity – formation of future social workers’ skills necessary for organizing volunteer activities). The methodology of studying the readiness of future social workers to organize volunteer activities of students is proposed; it consists of four stages.It is determined that effective research methods are analysis, comparison, generalization, using questionnaires, testing, expert evaluation, conversation, observation and mathematical methods. The author elaborates complex diagnostic tools aimed at collecting empirical information, specific facts of the studied phenomenon; it isrepresented by standardized tests, questionnaires and diagnostic tools developed by the author.