PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTIVITY AS A FACTOR IN THE FORMATION OF MOTIVATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY IN FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract

The article provides a theoretical analysis of the scientific achievements of Ukrainian and foreign scientists on the essence of professional subjectivity and its role in the formation of motivation for professional activity in future primary school teachers. The purpose of the study is to reveal the essence of professional subjectivity as a factor in the formation of motivation for professional activity in future primary school teachers. The characteristics of the influence of professional subjectivity on motivation for professional activity are highlighted. The methodological basis of the study is a subjective approach to the formation of motivation for professional activity in future primary school teachers as subjects of cognitive and educational-professional activities in higher education institutions.The meaning of the concepts “subjectivity”, “professional subjectivity”, “professional subjectivity of an elementary school teacher”, “motivation for professional activity” are revealed. The professional subjectivity of a primary school teacher is interpreted as an integrative quality of personality, that is manifested in a conscious and active attitude to oneself, junior schoolchildren and professional activity. It allows teachers to transform one’s abilities into professionally meaningful personal qualities and carry out successful self-realization and self-fulfillment in various spheres of professional activity. The psychological and pedagogical principles of the formation of professional subjectivity of future primary school teachers are analyzed. The relationship between the motivation for professional activity of students and the level of their professional subjectivity is revealed. It was found that the level of development of professional subjectivity depends on the formation of motivation for professional activity, the success of mastering the profession of a primary school teacher and the productivity of the pedagogical activity.
 Keywords: subject; subjectivity; professional subjectivity; professional subjectivity of the primary school teacher; motivation; motivation for professional activity; professional activity; professional training.