The Elaboration of the Model of Competences of the Research and Teaching University Staff

Abstract

The article shows the necessity of change in the educational paradigm, based on the renewal of contemporary educational process’ methodology through integration of science, education, and production as a strategy of innovative economic development. Along with this process there is another topical issue of forming appropriate competences of the research and teaching university staff, including professors, teachers, and researchers. The notions of “competence” and “competence approach”, formulated by the leading scholars in this area (R.I.Akmaeva, A.A.Dulzon, V.N.Gurov, G.M.Zarakovskiy), are investigated. The original model of competences, elaborated for the research and teaching university staff, is shown; it is a complex of personal, social, ethical, and professional competences of workers. The article pays a special attention to the analysis of professional competences, which are presented by the competences in general education, as well as the competences in the educational, methodical, and research areas. The professional competences in accordance with the principles of systematic analysis are analyzed up to the third level; however the degree of specification should depend on goals of a certain organization which will use the method in its activity. It is efficient to form and use the model of competences of the research and teaching university staff in order to have a useful instrument for building the system of staff’s assessment.