Preparation of teachers for the organization of early career guidance in a preschool educational organization

Abstract

The problem and the goal. Early career guidance should begin with preschool age due to the special role of this period for the formation of the foundations of the child's worldview, but its implementation depends on many conditions, a significant role belongs to the readiness of teachers for this activity. The purpose of this article is to study the readiness of teachers to organize early career guidance in a preschool educational organization. Methods. The main method of research was a questionnaire containing questions that determine the understanding by educators of the essence of the problem of early career guidance and the need for its implementation in preschool educational organizations. 78 educators from kindergartens No. 9 "Rosinka" (40 people) and No. 16 "Kolokolchik" (38 people) of the city of Shadrinsk, Kurgan region (Russian Federation) took part in the survey. Results. The majority of kindergarten teachers (71%) are aware of the importance and necessity of early career guidance for children (cognitive component), but only 61.54% of teachers are ready to implement this activity in preschool. Teachers need support from the preschool administration (25.64%), help from parents (23.08%), and their own motivation – 23.08%. 74.36% of educators pointed to the importance of a developing subject-spatial environment in the formation of ideas about the world of professions and adult work, slightly less emphasized the importance of including regular classes with children on early career guidance in the teacher's work plan (61.54%). Teachers also note that they would like to get acquainted with new programs and technologies for early career guidance" (51.28%) and take advanced training courses (33.33%). Conclusion. Teachers carry out some work on early career guidance for preschoolers, however, it is not systemic in nature, but is episodic, and this fact makes it ineffective. At the same time, educators need advanced training, which will allow them to solve professional tasks of organizing early career guidance in a preschool educational organization at a higher level. Keywords: career guidance, teacher training, components of teacher readiness