Scientific and pedagogical preconditions for the development of the problem of formation of research competence of masters in educational sciences

Abstract

University education as a historical and cultural phenomenon has its own history, traditions, transformative and renewing potential. It realizes its mission and performs functions that turn it into a special value, in particular, it exerts a cultural and ideological influence on public consciousness; acts as a mechanism for the selection and socialization of the ruling elites; provides new knowledge and carries out scientific research; prepares qualified specialists; transfers cultural capital. The article reveals the content and significance of research activities based on higher education institutions in a retrospective aspect, the content of the concept and the main requirements for the educational and qualification level of a master's degree as a scientific degree.

The preconditions for the emergence and the development of the idea of ​​the formation of scientific and research competence of students at domestic universities have been considered. The problem of applying the research approach as a basis for training specialists in higher education has been studied. It has been established that the research approach in education is a set of pedagogical goals aimed at developing students' readiness for research work through its implementation in the educational process. Research work is defined as a special type of intellectual and creative activity of students, which arises as a result of the functioning of individual mechanisms of search activity and involves independent research aimed at theoretical and experimental study of phenomena and processes, substantiation of facts, identification of regularities using methods of scientific knowledge.