STUDY OF THE LEVEL OF READINESS OF FUTURE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS FOR TEAMWORK AT THE STAGE OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL

Abstract

The article highlights the results of the study of the level of readiness of future special education teachers (SET) for teamwork in the process of teaching children with special educational needs in accordance with the determined components of the structure of readiness for teamwork, built on the basis of the competence of teamwork formulated by the author. The research of the readiness of special education teachers for teamwork in the process of providing educational services to children with special educational needs was carried out by determining the level of formation of four interrelated components, namely: value-motivational, which assumes the presence of a sustainable position of the SET in the need to use team-based forms of work in the process of guiding children with special educational needs during their studies, as well as stimulating motivation for teamwork in the process of professional activity, awareness of the advantages of team work over individual activities; content component, which contains the necessary knowledge of SETs regarding the general awareness of the phenomenon of teamwork, as well as understanding the essence of the team approach in their professional activities; activity component, which assumes the availability of appropriate teamwork skills, the ability to practically distribute and perform team roles; personality component, which is manifested by the presence of certain personality traits and qualities necessary for working in a team, in particular empathy, the presence of communicative and organizational skills, the ability to listen to others, to be aware of one's own emotions and to recognize the emotions of other people. The state of preparation of future special education teachers for teamwork was studied through the prism of the formation in students of higher education institutions of specialty 016 Special education of 3-4th years of studying the competence of teamwork at the stage of their professional training, which consists in their readiness (ability) to work in a team.