Problems of the Formation of Readiness of Future Preschool Teachers for Professional Activities

Abstract

This article is dedicated to theoretical and practical aspects of ensuring the readiness of future teachers of preschool education for professional activities. The aim of the research is to study the preparation of teachers of preschool education at a modern university; to determine the significance of the formation of professionally important qualities of future specialists; to determine the level of their psychological readiness for professional activities; and, based on the results obtained, to shape the stages of further research necessary for the subsequent development of programs for introducing the latest forms and methods in the studying process at universities. To implement the set tasks, we used a complex of interrelated research methods. The analysis of the criteria allowed us to estimate the level of the students’ readiness for future professional activities. The analysis of the results of the research showed that the most effective formation of students' readiness is formed based on the personality criterion. The formation of the researched criterion of readiness based on the content-related and regulation-related parameters is also quite effective. The formation of students' readiness for future professional activities requires the development of new forms and methods of teaching both within the university and in course of practical training. It has been determined that shaping professional competencies and professional preparedness of future preschool teachers require further research, including that which is done through the development and implementation of comprehensive programs for the professional and psychological preparation of students, which include the latest forms and methods of teaching at modern universities.