Modern Professional Education Research Articles

Особенности ДПО мелиоративной отрасли в условиях развития современного профессионального образования РФ

Особенности ДПО мелиоративной отрасли в условиях развития современного профессионального образования РФ

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE FORMATION OF THE FUTURE TEACHERS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

The article describes the scientific basis for the formation of information and communication competency of the future teachers of professional education in the field of agricultural production, substantiates the need for information literacy and professionalism of modern professional education teachers, which are considered through the synthesis of competencies containing visual-methodical, psychological-pedagogical and ICT components.The research of Ukrainian scientists on information and communication competence was analyzed and it was found out that by such competence they understand the ability of a person to use information and communication technologies (ICT) and appropriate means to meet personal and socially significant (including professional) tasks in a certain subject area. The definition of information and communication competence of the future teacher of professional education in the field of agricultural training as a system of knowledge, skills, personal qualities of the future specialist, the formation and development of which will allow to solve typical professional problems, to solve problems arising in real situations of pedagogical activity using all the variety of computer tools, the ability to grow professionally in the field of information and communication technologies and to play the leading specialist in ICT role in the agricultural sector.The ICT competences of future teachers of professional education in the field of agricultural production are systematized and structured. The algorithm of solving the tasks of professional activity for future teachers of professional education is clarified: problem approach; identification of information needs; information gathering tactics; ability to work with sources of information; ability to synthesize information obtained from various sources; creativity in the approach to solving professional problems. The requirements for future teachers of professional education in the field of agricultural production, which include readiness to use ICT in professional activities, have been determined.

SOCIAL ORDER FOR THE TRAINING OF FUTURE ECONOMISTS IN THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUOUS EDUCATION

The article deals with the issues of professional branching of economic education programs (specializations) as a realization of social order of Ukrainian society. The purpose of the article is to highlight the tendencies of the social contract for the vocational training of future economists in the system of continuing education. Achieving the goal of the study made it possible to use general theoretical methods: analysis, synthesis, concretization, comparison, generalization, classification. The paper traces the interdependence of social preconditions and the development of professional economists’ future training in the system of continuous education. Moreover, it characterizes the factors that shape the social demand for vocational training of future economists in the continuing education system. The author defines the concept of "culture of lifelong learning". On the basis of generalization of institutions’ offers of higher education the list of actual educational programs of economic specialties is formed. There are a number of features and tendencies in the modern professional economic education: expansion of the range of economic educational programs (specializations); the rapid response of higher education institutions and, consequently, of the educational services market to the provision of opportunities to acquire new specialties of the economic spectrum in formal higher economic education; expansion of Internet offers of forms of advanced training, internships, economic orientation courses in the areas that are becoming more popular.

Preparation of Future Specialists of the Social Sphere for the Formation of a Healthy Lifestyle of Pupils in the Professionally-Directed Educational Environment

Background and Aim of Study: Preparing future social pedagogues and social workers for prevention activities with students in general and forming healthy lifestyles in particular is an important task of modern professional education of social specialists. The aim of the study: to determine the effectiveness of the impact of the developed scientific and methodological support of the process of training future specialists in the social sphere to form a healthy lifestyle of students on indicators of their personal and professional potential. Material and Methods: The following complex of theoretical research methods has been used: analysis, comparison, generalization, systematization literature and interpretation of results. Methods of mathematical statistics have been used. The use of the Pearson criterion χ2 in the statistical processing of experimental data in groups E1 and K1 (students of H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University) allowed to determine a significant difference in the readiness of future specialists of the control and experimental groups after the experiment and to prove the effectiveness of the experimental work. Results: The article revealed the components of the process of professional training of future specialists in the social sphere to work on the formation of healthy lifestyles of students, as well as the peculiarities of its organization in the various social institutions that carry out the function of preventing their maladjustment. Conclusions: The analysis of the results of the experimental study on the problem of preparing future specialists in the social sphere to form a healthy lifestyle of pupils allowed to draw the conclusions about efficiency of an experimental study on the formation of health-saving readiness of future social pedagogues and social workers in the conditions of state and non-governmental social institutions of the network of social care institutions affiliated with Higher Education Institutions.

THE PLACE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FORMATION OF GRADUATES’ COMPETITIVENESS

Introduction. Insufficient competitiveness of Russia is one of the key problems constraining scientific, technological, social and economic development of the country. Scientific interest is the formation of youth competitiveness as the special social and demographic group having a strategic importance for the country. In the course of population competitiveness formation, the leading place is taken by an education system and professional education.The aimof the present publication was to scientifically judge modern professional education system aspects directed to formation of a competitive orientation and competitiveness of the younger generation. The sociological research described in the article is devoted to studying of practical application of the competencies received in institutions of professional education by working youth before their admission to employment.Methodology and research methods. The review and synthesis of scientific sources content corresponding to the announced subject and research problems were performed at theoretical stage of the research. In the course of empirical stage, social questionnaire survey was conducted among the working youth (N=956). Acquired data were processed using the license version of the SPSS programme. In addition, the selective secondary (comparative) analysis of social science research, conducted by Russian and foreign scientists, was applied.Results and scientific novelty. The issues of formation of competitive orientation and competitiveness, competitive competencies of the personality are considered according to social standpoints. It is noted that the higher the education level of the respondent is, the more positive the self-assessment of his or her competitiveness is. The working young people with the higher education show the highest level of self-assessment of competitiveness. Certain characteristics of modern youth, influencing on modernisation of institutions of professional education, are disclosed. Today, the main task of students is the acquisition of skills of orientation and navigation in the information flow and space of powerful socio-cultural transformations. Therefore, the education system is forced to be reconstructed for preparation of holders of complex knowledge and competencies, generators of newideas and projects. Consequently, there is the demand for the development of individual educational programmes and modules, freedom of access for students to new resources and technologies, change of functions and competencies of pedagogical workers.The conclusion is drawn that the assessment of own competitiveness acts as the defining factor of the relation to the chosen field of occupation. The respondents focused in the labour sphere on competitive strategy more often recognise insufficiency of knowledge and competencies received by them during the learning process in educational institution. The direct consequence and the indicator of high level of competitiveness is high income level of young specialists. The working young people, who consider themselves competitive, note more often: satisfaction with their occupation; compliance of the work responsibilities with the profession obtained; availability of several professions. The representatives of this category of respondents consider their professional choice as the right and final, characterising themselves as executive, efficient and prospective employees.Practical significance.The undertaken research enriches sociological theory with new knowledge on competitiveness of young people. The materials of the research can be applied in the system of education to design the recommendations on formation and development of necessary qualities in the studying youth. Moreover, the outcomes of the present research can be useful for the heads and administrators of organisations and enterprises, who are engaged in successful professional adaptation of young employees.

К вопросу о профессиональной подготовке бакалавров экономического направления к предпринимательской деятельности в современных условиях

One of the most significant problems of modern pedagogy is Bachelor of Economics (B. Ec.) training to entrepreneurship. This article examines to what extent this issue is studied in the Russian and foreign scientific literature; identifies the key-problems existing in the system of modern professional education in the field of the B. Ec. training to entrepreneurship. The definition of “entrepreneurial activity” is analyzed from the pedagogical, sociological and economic perspectives. The basic university-based means, methods and forms of the B. Ec. training to entrepreneurship are studied; the necessity of their use in the pedagogical training is substantiated. The research concerns the issue of activating innovation entrepreneurial activity of B. Ec. students. The research results aimed at identifying the entrepreneurial activity of students are described in detail. Based on the data studied, a model of optimal business interaction of B. Ec. students and university is presented. The article also provides practical recommendations directed at increasing the entrepreneurial activity of students at university

Features of Forming Students’ Reflective Position While Studying Mathematics at University by Means of Information and Communication Technologies

Modern professional education takes into account the didactic potential of disciplines and modern educational technologies while searching, developing and implementing new resources and mechanisms in the process of preparing a competitive creative personality with the need for continuous self-improvement and self-development. Studying and analyzing the multicomponent composition of professional training, researchers note the pedagogical potential of information and communication technologies and mathematical disciplines as well as skills of self-determination, self-organization and reflection in the process of forming professional competence. Thus, the purpose of the article is to study features of forming students’ reflective position while studying mathematics at university by means of information and communication technologies. The leading method is the design of a methodical system for teaching mathematics at university, including didactic tools which contribute to increasing students’ interest to the subject, as well as the development of skills in self-determination, self-organization and self-analysis. As a result of the research, the authors of the article defined the didactic potential of information and communication technologies in the process of forming students’ reflective position while studying mathematics. They pointed out methodical aspects of including various forms of interaction of subjects of the educational process while studying mathematics at university through the use of information and communication technologies. Moreover, the authors developed the method “I am learning myself” in order to form students’ reflective position.

ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНАЯ ПРОГРАММА «НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЕ ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ НАРОДОВ РОССИИ» В АСПЕКТЕ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ ПРОБЛЕМ РАЗВИТИЯ ИНСТРУМЕНТАЛЬНОГО ФОЛЬКЛОРА (НА ПРИМЕРЕ КЕМЕРОВСКОГО ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО ИНСТИТУТА КУЛЬТУРЫ)

The article analyses the basic problems of developing work on the educational program “National Instruments of the Peoples of Russia” in Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts over the seven-year period (2011-2018). The authors identify the main tasks when forming the students’ up-to-date professional competences and show the ways to solve them. The paper considers the factors raising the competitiveness of the university graduates trained according to the educational program “National Instruments of the Peoples of Russia”. The tendencies of instrumental folklore development in modern professional musical education are examined with a view to interpret, summarize and share the accumulated experience. According to the authors, it helps to preserve and develop the Russian national instrumental culture.

Managing Interdisciplinary Links in the Educational Environment of Technical Colleges

The main methods of research are the analysis of scientific literature devoted to the problem of implementing interdisciplinary links of natural science, professional cycle disciplines, interdisciplinary courses in the institutions of secondary vocational education. To solve the integrated goal of implementing the requirements of the educational and professional standard of technical colleges we propose to use four types of interdisciplinary horizontal and vertical links, covering the subjects of natural science and general professional cycle, interdisciplinary courses, educational and industrial practice and professional standard requirements for education and training. It is proposed to distinguish four types of interdisciplinary links, aimed at solving the integrated goal of implementing the requirements of the educational and professional standard of technical colleges. In modern high-tech society there is a rapid dynamic growth of information on all branches of scientific knowledge, the emergence of new technologies and advanced forms and methods of work. These things make it difficult to identify the main and essential educational information, so the necessity to manage interdisciplinary links in the innovative educational environment of technical colleges is of primary consideration in developing modern professional Russian education.

Роль аутодидактических процессов в художественно-творческом саморазвитии студентов-музыкантов

The Central task of modern professional education is the formation of students’ readiness for self-education, self-development. Autodidactic processes are of direct relevance to the solution of this problem, which, acting as the basis for independent educational and cognitive activity, help students overcome the difficulties of self-development, contribute to the activation of creative potential (“self” processes), and allow them to become the subject of their own development. The article reveals the nature of musical art, which opens up opportunities for the development of semantic aspects of reality from the standpoint of creativity and continuous self-development; highlights the structure of artistic and creative self-development, which includes three levels – professional and value self-determination; artistic and creative self-perfection; artistic and creative self-actualization; the basic strategy of artistic and creative self-development of students-musicians, which is a harmonious combination of adaptive (conformal) and non-adaptive (creative) types of activity with a gradual predominance of creative activity. Special attention is paid to the components of artistic and creative self-development, which, representing the facets of one process, complement and enrich each other.

FORMATION OF MOTIVATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN PEDAGOGICAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL AND FUTURE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

The article deals with the topical problem of modern professional education – formation of first-year students' motivation for educational and professional activity as a guarantee of successful and high quality preparation of future specialists. The author emphasizes the fact that the use of active teaching methods will help to solve this problem. The article covers a variety of active teaching methods, describes some aspects of their application to enhance the motivation of students of pedagogical specialties in higher education institutions. The author actualizes the problem, first of all, through the analysis of the Law of Ukraine "On Education" in the part of staffing of educational institutions, which guarantees the recipients of education to provide high-quality specialists, capable of achieving high results and providing creative approaches to the organization of the educational process, thus creating innovative education. This social need determines the actualization of the problem of qualitative training of future teachers in the educational process of institutions of higher education, in particular, by reviewing the range of methods of classroom work organization. In the first year of training of future specialists, the methods should be selected in such a way as to promote the development of cognitive interest in the chosen specialty and gradually form the motivation for educational activity, because it is during this very period that a didactic adaptation of a future teacher to conditions of an institution of higher education takes place. In addition, for the future teacher, motivation to study in the first year already has great professional meaning. The author concludes that the review of the achievements of research, which is the subject of active teaching methods, allowed us to highlight the benefits of these methods for the educational process of higher education institutions. In particular, it is necessary to increase the educational motivation of freshmen in pedagogical specialties. In addition, active methods are aimed at restructuring and improving the educational process, as well as training professionals for professional activity. The introduction of active methods in the educational process of higher education institutions will provide opportunities for enhancing the emotional response of freshmen to the process of cognition, intensification of their learning activities, interest in acquiring new knowledge, skills and practical use of them; development of students' creative abilities, speech; forming the ability to substantiate and express their own views, activate thinking and so on. Among the most successful active methods are the following: problematic lecture, "lecture for the two", "press conference", pre-planned mistakes, lectures-consultations, "round table", discussion, "brainstorming", case-study and others. Prospects for further research show empirical understanding of the effectiveness of active teaching methods in the classroom work of higher education institutions.

Problem of introduction of interactive methods at the higher school

The article considers actual tendencies of development of modern professional education, defines the role of interactive methods of training as system element of this process. The reasons of the rare usage by professors of the interactive methods and forms of education are shown, the factors determining intensity of application of the interactive methods at the higher school are presented either as and reception of these methods by students. The article discovers the interactive methods of training, whose evaluation of intensity of application have the more grade of discordance between students and professors. The results of exploration of connection of intensity of application of the methods of training with age and the length of service of professor, with professional and scientific activity, with presence (absence) degree, and also with the profile of the higher school, in which the methods are realized. The article proposes the model of evaluation of intensity of application of the interactive methods of training by professors of universities of education.

РЕАЛІЗАЦІЯ ІНДИВІДУАЛЬНИХ СТРАТЕГІЙ НАВЧАННЯ СТУДЕНТІВ ГУМАНІТАРНИХ СПЕЦІАЛЬНОСТЕЙ У ПРОЦЕСІ ФАХОВОЇ ПІДГОТОВКИ

The article deals with the modern tendencies of professional training of students of humanitarian specialties. The main functions of the modern professional education of a humanitarian specialists are described. The role of individual strategies for training students in humanities and the ways of their practical realization for the purpose of professional competence formation are outlined.

ФОРМУВАННЯ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ МОБІЛЬНОСТІ СТУДЕНТІВ: ПСИХОЛОГІЧНИЙ АСПЕКТ

The article is devoted to the theoretical understanding of scientific approaches to the psychological aspect of students’ professional mobility forming. The factors determining the urgency of professional mobility of future specialists are singled out. The author considers the formation of students’ professional mobility as an integrative quality of the individual, which includes professional competence, general educational achievement, personal qualities that contribute to the forming of professional mobility. Conditions of successful preparation of students of the high school for professional mobility are presented. Modern professional education is aimed at the formation of social and professional competence. It’s necessary to organize the professional education that provides management of the system of teacher and environment resources for the creation of optimal conditions for the forming of studentіs’ professional mobility. The most effective ways and methods of students’ professional education aimed at developing abilities for professional mobility are analyzed. The main directions of professional mobility, which is an expression of the system of dominant value-semantic relations of the future specialist to himself, the sociocultural environment and his activities, are identified. Making of an open multifunctional space for development at university, which is aimed at creating conditions for the self-development of each participant in the educational process, and primarily the student, contributes to building of an educational community that ensures success in both personal and professional life.

Modern professional education and educational services market

The article presents results of research which is implemented according to the thematic plan of research of the Department of Public Service and Management of the Central Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education of SHES "University of Educational Management on the topic: "Scientific and methodological bases of increasing the efficiency of public-private management of continuous education under the conditions of social transformation in Ukraine" (state registration number № ДР 0116U007183). The author's position is the need to introduce logistics as one of the most successful management mechanisms that enable the synchronization of the educational system`s elements of the educational institution and reduce the risk of ineffective use of educational resources. It is proven that the ideology of changes in the field of vocational education and training are replaced by the consolidated purpose, tasks, development paths and key components of modern vocational education. The components of qualitative vocational education and indicators of competitiveness of educational services are presented.

Актуальные вопросы подготовки будущих руководителей студиями декоративно-прикладного творчества к профессиональной деятельности

the article deals with current issues related to the readiness of future heads of the decorative and applied arts studio in the context of modern professional education. Leading approaches of research are the ideas of integration, system, competence, personal and activity approaches, theoretical positions and scientific provisions on professional activities. The idea of ​​creating a system of readiness formation for professional activity, which is capable of improving the educational process in higher educational institutions, is being put forward.

MOBILE RESOURCES IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE POLICE OFFICERS

Modern conditions for the modernization of higher education in Ukraine have led to the need to introduce innovative approaches to the implementation of the concept of future specialists training, taking into account European standards. Higher education is crucial for socio-economic and cultural development of society. The need for training of a competent police officer, who is capable of effective professional activity in a multinational environment, is a priority approach in the training of future police officers in the parameters of European standards. The socio-cultural aspect in the training of future police officers is not only the formation of ethno-cultural competence, but also the space of interpersonal relationships in which a holistic culture of personality is formed. The competent paradigm of professional training of the future police officers, as a subject of personal and professional growth, which is capable of expanding and updating the subject areas of their professional activity, becomes of special significance in this context. In this article, we draw our attention to the peculiarities and possibilities of forming the personality of a future police officer by means of mobile resources. In particular, the classification of modern mobile devices for using in the education al processes defined. The importance of the aim of modern professional education – the formation of high level of intelligence of the future specialists, the development and consolidation of complex abilities to solve problems in conditions of constant changes and new requirements of the external environment are revealed. It has been established that the use of mobile resources contributes to increase of interest during classroom hours and the optimal organization of their independent non-auditing work, which will enable the training of specialists of a new type.

The Essence and the Structure of Future Specialists’ Business Competence in Ukraine

For the younger generation business is the primary or secondary form of employment, which proves the urgency of business competence formation. Solution of this problem requires the theoretical studies and development of pedagogical conditions of future specialists’ business competence formation. Unfortunately, among the main flaws of modern professional training in Ukraine we can identify the low motivation for the expression of business initiative and insufficient level of formation of readiness for business activity (incorporated by the content of professional education) and the lack of implementation in the educational process the innovative forms and methods that creates controversy between modern professional education and needs of small and medium businesses. Based on the results of scientific research it was found that business competence of future specialists is a component of their professional competence. Analysis of publications dedicated to the abovementioned problem allows us to conclude: the future specialists’ business competence formation involves acquiring of economic knowledge and developing skills of their use that helps to solve business tasks by students; forming ability of the person to self-realization and self-development that leads to manifestation of making the business initiative. Indicators of business competence formation are: level of knowledge; future specialists’ positive attitude to business as a part of the Ukrainian economy; existence of business skills and elements of business culture; independence in applying professional knowledge and skills; readiness for making economically- reasonable decisions; awareness of responsibility for the quality of the business tasks doing.
 Further scientific research aimed at developing a technology of forming the future specialists’ business competence on condition of the realization the Program "Youth in business" in Kharkov Trade and Economic Institute of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economic.

Developing features of self-educational competence for students of medical college

The features of self-educational competence formation of students of medical colleges were analyzed in the article. The methods of diagnostics of criteria of self-educational competence of future specialists were presented. The main motivations of students’ entrance to medical college, their importance in formation of self-educational competence were elucidated. The initial level of knowledge of natural school disciplines was determined. The directions of formation of self-educational competence in students of medical college were outlined. The aim of research is to elucidate the features of self-educational competence of students of medical colleges by revelation and analysis of motives hierarchy of students’ learning. For studying the motives of entrance to medical college, the first year students were interrogated using the questionnaire “Motivation of study in educational institution”. The analysis of the results, received by this method, demonstrates that most students chose the motive “to get a diploma”. It was also revealed, that the level of interest to the natural-scientific disciplines is insufficient. That is why certain arrangements, directed on integral understanding of reality and advantages of own specialty and acquisition of abilities and skills of self-educational competence, must be realized. So, the modern professional education must provide the fast movement to self-education. The solution of this problem is closely connected with modernization of the content of professional education, with optimization of methods and technologies of organization of educational process, reinterpretation of its result

A comprehensive structure of modern professional education

A comprehensive structure of modern professional education