On the issue of forming professional competencies in the preparation of bachelors of the direction 44.03.03 «Special (defectological) education» in inclusive practice

Abstract

The on-going processes of modernization in education are aimed at increasing the level of professional competence of a modern resource teacher's personality, at creating conditions for the realization of the intellectual and creative potential of all participants in the educational process. At present time an inclusive approach in education is becoming increasingly important; accordingly, the importance of the professional competence of future teachers is objectively increasing competitiveness. Based on the key, basic and special levels of professional readiness of young specialists, the prospects for the development and improvement of the field of Correctional Pedagogy begin to occupy dominant positions in special education. The problem of the research lies in the disclosure of topical issues of the formation of professional competencies of students in the direction of «Special (defectological) education» in the conditions of inclusive practice. The purpose of the study is to determine the main professional competencies of students enrolled in the defectological education, taking into account the inclusive approach in teaching. The research methods used are analysis, synthesis, generalization. The experimental base is SEI HE MO «Moscow State Regional University». The research results: the concepts of «professional competence», «inclusive pedagogical practice» have been disclosed; three main blocks of professional competencies of resource teachers (key, basic, special), the nature of their implementation in the conditions of inclusive practice have been identified. Key conclusions are the following: the formation of students' professional competencies (key, basic, special) is an indisputable guarantee of successful development in the process of inclusive pedagogical practice of diagnostic, design, organizational, communicative abilities of a person; key competencies determine the analysis and synthesis of one's own pedagogical activity, basic competencies determine the knowledge, skills and abilities used in working with disabled children, special ones - reflect the professional readiness of future specialists in the implementation of a special correctional educational process.