SELF EDUCATION ACTIVITY OF YOUNG TEACHER: A HISTORICAL ASPECT

Abstract

This article researches the problem of self-education organization by young teacher of Ukraine in the end of XIX – beginning of XX century, this period is characterized by the development of national education, finding innovative aspects in solving problems of teachers’ development and self-identity, improving their own career, gaining the pedagogical mastery, formation of teacher professional self- education. It has been determined that organizing factor of pedagogical self-education was a non-compliance of coordination between the state needs to provide Ukrainian folk school by quality pedagogical trained personnel and insufficient training of graduates of educational institutions. The views of famous scientists and educators (M. Vahner, R. Viler, F. Helbke, V. Ivanovskiy, O. Muzychenko, I. Ohienko,Y. Chepiga) of the study period (including – some unknown ones in scientific circles) on the nature of young teacher self-education activity, leading its study forms andtools have been analyzed. Based on analysis of scientific studies it has been found that self-education of young teacher has two main functions – education (as a tool to overcome the shortcomings of professional training, acquisition of professional experience) and educational (the spiritual development of the individual, self- improvement, knowledge, worldview, that dependent on reflection of the state professional development and improvement). It has been determined that the most successful self-education forms of young teacher are collective and individual ones, namely: reading, observation, consultation, lectures, exchange of experiences, mutual communication etc. Self-education organization is characterized by time of all educational congresses; visiting educational museums; temporary educational courses studying for teacher training and Ukrainian Pedagogical Academy; attending the young teacher school meetings and school teachers' council. The effective products of self-education of young teacher have been characterized. For example: monographs, textbooks and manuals of leading Ukrainian and foreign educators; foreign and comparative educational researches; annual training edition, lectures on psycho- pedagogical subjects; mobile educational exhibitions. Summarizing conclusions on perspective areas of implementation progressive experience of young teachers self- education on study period have been made, including the use of scientific and methodological potential scientists of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine.