Abstract
This article is a theoretical study of the “reflexive competence” concept and other related notions in the context of psychological science. Reflexive competence is viewed as an important component of professional competence and a separate formation of mind that determines the resultant aspect of reflexive activity. The study is based on the analysis of non-fiction works on the subject matter written by Ukrainian and foreign authors. It shows the diversity of approaches to definition of the “reflexive competence” concept and to detailing of the aspects of its structure. The article describes the types of reflection and examines every single component of reflexive competence, including cooperative, communicative, personal and intellectual reflection. It also looks at the models of reflexive competence and its individual structural components, such as informational, instrumental, judgmental and motivational, and behavioral. The article explains why we need to study reflexive competence as a complex formation – a meta-concept, a personal meta-competence that integrates knowledge, abilities and skills acquired in the course of personal growth and associated with the realization of why people do what they do, with identification and resolution of problems that arise in the course of our primary activity, and with the setting of goals and prioritization of personal growth areas. The work also proves the importance of reflexive competence as a professional growth driver for the officers of Ukraine armed forces and an aspect that facilitates development of other kinds of personality competence.
Highlights
The attitude to the chosen profession, the ability to look at it from the sidelines and to see ourselves inside of the profession play a big role in our personal development as professionals
Babayan offer their perspective on the notion of reflexive competence as an integrative personal quality that characterizes the degree of mastering all the aspects of reflexive competences; this perspective suggests a characterization of reflexive activity through knowledge, practice, professional skill and personal experience (Babayan et al, 2013)
Savchenko defines the reflexive competence concept as an important personal meta-competence that integrates the knowledge, abilities and skills acquired in the course of personal growth and associated with the realization of why people do what they do, with identification and resolution of problems that arise in the course of our primary activity, and with the setting of goals and prioritization of personal growth areas
Summary
The attitude to the chosen profession, the ability to look at it from the sidelines and to see ourselves inside of the profession play a big role in our personal development as professionals. The main reason of that is because the self-cognition and cognizing of others are based on the reflexive processes. The importance of mastering one’s reflexive competence in into professional activity is indisputable, since it facilitates adequate self-realization of a specialist through the cognition of his or her own abilities and qualities and their resulting development. Reflexive competence is an important professional growth driver for the personality. It defines personal growth as the most effective type of development and establishment of professional activity. Shchedrovitsky and others, devoted their time to studying the problem of reflexive competence. This article aims to investigate the psychological aspects of the “reflexive competence” concept and describe the structure of reflexive competence. Review and analysis of existing scientific works, synthesis and introspection were used in the article as research methods
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