Pre-professional Development Research Articles

Professional formation of college students at the stage of their pre-professional development

The subject of the study is the formation of components of professional formation (professional identity, motives of professional choice, ability to build time prospects) of college students at the stage of their pre-professional development. In the course of theoretical analysis it was determined that professional formation is a long, discrete segment of life, which is characterised by phases with alternating turning points at the milestone stages. The stage of pre-professional development includes two stages: the stage of preparation for professional choice and the stage of professional training. Among the most important indicators of successful process of professional development at the stage of pre-professional development are the formation of motivational sphere, awareness of professional choice, ability to plan and build time prospects. As a result of the study, it was revealed that in the group of students under study, the predominant identity is uncertain identity, indicating the unconsciousness of professional choice. Students build their professional future not considering their own interests and needs, but in order to avoid criticism and admonition of others. Students with a pronounced imposed identity easily relate to the events of the present and put hope in their future and the opportunities they define for themselves in it, but the prevailing motivation for planning their future in them is also external negative motivation. Students at the stage of "crisis of choice" evaluate the events that happened to them in the past as a positive experience, they perceive the events of the present objectively, thoughts and actions are aimed at building their professional future. The data obtained in the course of the study indicate the need to develop a system of psychological support of students' professional development, aimed at the formation of their active, subjective position in mastering the chosen profession.

Psychological well-being and the value-semantic component of the systemogenesis of the professional development of a psychologist as a subject of labor at the stage of pre-professional development

The article presents data from an empirical study of psychological well-being and the value-semantic component of the systemogenesis of the professional formation of a psychologist as a subject of work at the stage of pre-professional development. The stage of pre-professional development of the subject of labor includes two stages: the stage of preparation for professional choice and the stage of professional training. In the article, the author examines the stage of professional training, which plays an important role in the formation of a psychologist as a professional. The introduction presents the concepts of psychological well-being and the value-semantic aspect of professional development of the individual that are central to the study. The empirical study involved 817 1st–4th year students of psychological and psychological-pedagogical fields studying at leading Russian universities. To study the connection between psychological well-being and the value-semantic component of the systemogenesis of professional development, the following methods were used: «Psychological Well-Being Scale» by K. Riff (adapted by T.D. Shevelenkova, P.P. Fesenko) includes the scales: «Positive Relationships», «Autonomy», «Environmental Management», «Personal Growth», «Goals in Life», «Self-Acceptance», «Psychological Well-Being» (generalized indicator), «Affect Balance» and «Core Beliefs Questionnaire» R. Janoff-Bulman (in adaptation by O. Kravtsova) allows you to analyze the results according to general categories of beliefs: «The favor of the world», «The meaningfulness of the world», «The value of one’s own self». The study of the relationship between these variables was carried out on the basis of the correlation analysis procedure, which was used in the version of Spearman's rank correlation. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that the systemogenesis of the professional development of a psychologist at the stage of professional training assumes a relationship between psychological well-being and the value-semantic component. Psychological well-being contributes to the formation of positive values and meanings in professional activities, and the value-semantic component contributes to the achievement of psychological well-being.

Support of pre-professional development of high school students focused on teaching professions

All teaching professions are at high importance for children, their parents, and society at whole. Teachers, their skills and personality, play a big role in the development and education of young generations. Children usually make decisions to be a teacher at young ages, and support in this decision, pre-professional development helps them to be a good teacher in the future. There are different programs and method which help schoolchildren in this process. In this article few topics had been discussed: results of all-Russian monitoring of pre-professional education of high-school students, focused on teaching professions; main factors of vocational choice; forms and methods of pre-professional support. The main questions of our study were as follows: under what conditions within the framework of the system of General and High Education it is possible to help the high-school students determine the near and far prospects of his personal and professional development before entering Teaching University or College, what should be the content of this work? Few programs, existing in various regions of the Russian Federation are discussed. The conditions for the pedagogical support for the formation of professional readiness for further teaching were identified: the creation of a specially organized educational and socializing environment, such as pre-university programs, or school-based programs (local or Regional); different kinds of Olympiads and competitions; taking into consideration the characteristics of students.

Teachers and students’ views prior to introducing inquiry-based learning in Qatari science and mathematics classrooms

Teachers and students' dispositions have a major influence towards the introduction of inquiry-based learning (IBL). In this study we present analysis of pre professional development interview data from teachers (n = 16) and student focus groups (n = 96) as part of a larger project to promote IBL in Qatari middle school mathematics and science classrooms. Teacher and student responses suggested contrasting perspectives related to stress factors and goal orientations. Implications of the findings suggest the need to consider teacher and student subjectivities in transforming teaching practice.

О ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКОЙ ПРОГРАММЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛИЗАЦИИ БУДУЩИХ ДОКУМЕНТОВЕДОВ И АРХИВОВЕДОВ

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of professionalization of future specialists in archives and record management. The author’s program of professionalization of future document specialists and archivists is proposed and substantiated. The main stages of professionalization in relation to the training program “Documentation and archival science” are considered: preparatory or pre-university, pre-professional development, adaptation stage, inclusion in professional activity and a person’s entry into the profession. Key, professionally significant topics of each stage are identified.

Military-Applied Means of Physical Education in Pre-University Educational Institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defence

Introduction.. The main purpose of pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence ofRussia, e.g. Suvorov Military Schools, Nakhimov Naval Schools, presidential schools and cadet corps, is to educate graduates, who are highly motivated and sufficiently prepared for military vocational activities, including graduates’ general physical fitness. Successful performance of the task is complicated by the fact that educational process in such organisations has a general educational orientation, which is common for the entire system of school education. However, it is obvious that the specifics of the mission of preuniversity educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation requires more intensive physical activities, which improve health and increase physical endurance of students, taking into account their age-specific physiological characteristics. In this regard, it is necessary to develop a variable methodological block as a supplement to an invariant part of the main programme of physical culture, which will be aimed at stimulating the development of motor and power capabilities, skills and professionally significant qualities of future military personnel.The aim of the research was to select and scientifically justify the introduction of appropriate and effective means for high-school students’ physical education in pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence ofRussia.Methodology and research methods. To identify the appropriate ways of solution of the problems of profile physical education of potential officers at the stage pre-professional development, the methodological framework was based on the theory of physical culture and sport, individually-modular approach to the development of the system of professional and applied physical training, its principles and regularities, conceptual provisions of health preservation in adolescence and youth. In the course of the research, the authors thoroughly studied the scientific and methodological sources, regulatory and legal base of the organisation of educational process, questions of its planning and control of all forms and activities of students’ physical training in military schools. The following methods were applied: interview, pedagogical observation, questionnaire survey, technique of entrance and final testing of selection of the research participants, formative experi ment, monitoring, comparative analysis and systematisation of indicators (resultant scores) of sports achievements of examinees. Experimental data were processed by the methods of mathematical statistics.Results and scientific novelty. The selection of means of physical training in pre-university all-service military and naval educational institutions was made on the basis of theoretical and statistical material of analytical review and collected empirical data and pedagogical experience in 17 pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence of Russia (n = 607). The list of the most productive means is made. The quantitative ratio of military-applied methods, which positively influence the system of physical training in the 10th-11th grades, is established. The pilot testing showed that systematic use of special training exercises of military-applied orientation significantly improves the indicators of physical training of students. The analysis of students’ questionnaires before and after the experiment revealed strengthening of students’ moral stability, growing interest in military science and motivation to studying of an applied training material, as well as significant increase in the number of applicants seeking to continue their training in higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and to dedicate their lives to military service. The proposals and practical recommendations on purposeful introduction of complexes of specialised physical exercises and elements of disciplines of military-applied sports to educational process are formulated.Practical significance. The results of the research can be employed to plan and organise physical training of high-school students of pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence ofRussia as additional programme and methodological support at the initial stage of military-applied physical training of future military specialists.

The pre-professional development of teenagers' graphical skills within integration approach

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 The pre-professional training of students in children’s art schoolsrequires the development of a new methodology and content basis. This article examines the notion of the pre-professional development of graphical skills as a fundamental element of artistic training that includes Four components (cognition, knowledge, practice and motivation) and it is performed step-by-step. The application of an integrative approach is viewed as an effective means of the pre-professional development of teenagers’ graphical skills. The study describes the principle of integration applied for the artistic acquisition of the world. This integration approach has formed the base for the author’s original course, “Computer and Graphical Art” which was implemented at the experimental stage of this study. The diagnostics of the pre-professional development of graphical skills among teenagers in the experimental group demonstrated the effectiveness of the integrative approach. The research methods included observations, a survey, test, and expert evaluation. The article discusses details of teenagers’ graphical skills development within the integrative approach and experimentally proves the effectiveness of author’s original academic program.
 Keywords: pre-professional training, graphical skills, integration principle, integrative approach.

THE ROLE OF SELF-REFLECTION FOR THE PERMANENT FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

ABSTRACT
 The importance of creating opportunities and means for the students to reflect on their own teaching practice is clearly seen in the results obtained by the students majoring in English at the University of Holguin. These students like the language and cherish the idea of becoming translators and interpreters but do not think the same about becoming teachers. It is, therefore, a hard task to motivate them to learn as much as possible from their practical teaching experience and seek for pre-professional development. Making the student- teachers aware of their strengths and weaknesses by a continuous reflection process on the teaching-learning process outcomes has proven its effectiveness. The results of a pilot study applied during the last three years are presented in this paper.
 KEYWORDS: pre-service teaching practice; self-reflection; teacher development.

Arthur in the Graduate Seminar

A graduate seminar in Arthurian literature is fundamentally comparative in nature, and may provide essential pre-professional development for students.

Increasing Enginering Student Participation in Study Abroad: A Study of U.S. and European Programs

It is generally assumed that undergraduate students in any major benefit significantly from study abroad, with respect to personal, academic, and pre-professional development. For students in all professional programs, and for engineering students in particular, it has become increasingly important to acquire global competency. As nations become more economically interdependent, the engineering profession increasingly involves international bids and projects, demands interaction with international colleagues because of rapid advances in technological developments, and requires engineers to gain an awareness of world events and the global economy as well as acquire intercultural under-standing. However, engineering graduates generally do not have the necessary skills to work in an international environment, as few engineering students gain international experience by either studying or interning abroad as part of their education. Engineering students encounter a number of barriers preventing them from taking advantage of international study. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of and compare the types of initiatives in the United States and Europe designed to increase the numbers of engineering students participating in international study, and to present recommendations to remove the barers to study abroad encountered by engineering students. The authors are aware that international experience as part of an engineering undergraduate education is a matter of great concern, and that a number of actions are being implemented to facilitate increased mobility. This paper contributes to these current and future initiatives.

Multi Purpose Video Depicts Dietetic Internship

Visualizing reality can inform, motivate, recruit, and orient varied audiences. We developed and produced a 15 minute video to depict our developmentally accredited graduate dietetic internship 1) for The American Dietetic Association internship accreditation site visitors, 2) as an internal and external recruitment tool, 3) to inform undergraduate students, and 4) to help orient our graduate dietetic interns before they begin their internship. As our interns utilize six geographically scattered medical facilities as primary internship sites, we used the video to depict important features of all sites, including the major locations the accreditation team could not visit. As internship director I obtained a small grant to finance the project and was responsible for the overall design, implementation, and evaluation of the video. A dietetic intern and I wrote the script. Throughout the process the six hospital internship site directors, RDs on the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) faculty, and the FCS Dietetics Advisory Council provided input. The University Radio-Television Center produced the video. After the script was approved, interns at each site were responsible for all filming arrangements, including locations, equipment, personnel (interns, hospital staff and volunteers), and securing signed releases. Coordinating those arrangements was valuable experience for the interns, and the script writing intern contributed insightful student perspectives and gained valuable preprofessional experience. I made arrangements at community sites, accompanied the photographer/producer to each site and assisted with coaching the narrator, final editing, music selection and credits. The ADA site visitors rated the video as “excellent,” noting that it “helped [them] understand the overall internship and the different sites.” The video was well received at the annual fall information/recruitment meeting for dietetics students. It was especially popular with the dietetic interns at the semiannual orientation seminar. They obviously enjoyed it throughout, applauding at the end. Although some students will see the video more than once, the impressions and information they gain will vary, depending on their stages of preprofessional development. The video is an effective multipurpose tool for varied audiences.

A Decade of Research in Foreign Language Teacher Education

all authored position papers calling for a renewed interest in and a revitalized perspective on foreign language learning in the United States. Yet these agencies have not addressed, in any depth, issues concerning the teaching of foreign language as they relate to teachers of foreign languages. Granted, many of these commissions have recommended that foreign language teachers be given opportunities for professional development through overseas experiences or through additional courses. The commissions have not, however, addressed the preprofessional development of these teachers. Specifically, they have failed to address the types of educational experience both in terms of language and pedagogical content--these individuals receive as part of their teacher education programs. THE PROBLEM