Module-Based Design Of Kazan Federal University Master Program “Comparative Studies In Education”

Abstract

The new educational paradigm and ongoing integration processes place special demands on the personality of teacher-researcher and his/her professional competence. This problem is of great urgency and it requires completely different approaches to designing and implementing educational programs for student teachers. This article reveals the main approaches and features of designing a university module-based educational program on the example of master program “Comparative Studies in Education” (Russian-German studies). A leading approach to designing module-based master programs in higher education is the competence approach. The leading methods for exploring the stated problem are the modelling method and the structural systematization method. The article presents principles of implementing a module-based pedagogical master program within the context of a federal university. It reveals the main module components of a master program and describes the algorithm for introducing a module-based program into a university curriculum. The article reveals Russian experience in designing modular master programs. Results of this activity can be used in creation and implementation of joint educational programs for training of teacher-researchers in the context of dynamically developing modernization and integration processes. The article is addressed to the teaching and administrative staff of universities, interested in modernization of educational programs in the area of “Pedagogical Education”.