DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE LONG LEARNING

Abstract

Deep social and economical changes that are taking place in Ukraine these days incline to reformation of the system of higher education that has promote assertion of a person as the highest social value. Exclusively competent, independent and responsible personality with a clear civic stance that is educated, well-mannered person capable of society update, ensuring statehood of Ukraine, development of its economy and culture. Teachers are entrusted with upbringing this type of a person
High level of professional competence of a future teacher ensures development of pedagogical creativity. Realization of creative activity of a pedagogue in projecting socio and educational cultural environment, working out exact pedagogical technologies promotes his or her self-realization, development of creative abilities to transformation of educational environment, improvement of professional instruments.
Creativity most often appears in the ability to apply innovative methods and forms of personal qualities in an untraditional way. At the same time, it appears in creation of new pedagogical ideas, unconventional ways of educational activity, ability to solve atypical tasks. As a rule, these qualities correlate with experience of creative activity of a pedagogue who perfectly masters his or her profession, but the basics of creative skills are to be developed from the first years of their work as an important apanage of a business model of their professional activity. Professional competences of a pedagogue compile a system of professionally important qualities, knowledge, and skills connected by humane and axiological attitude to people they are in charge of., individual creative approach to work, constant orientation on personal and professional improvement. Complex of certain competences allows the teacher to carry out their professional functions, successfully adapt to constantly changing social and pedagogical conditions, achieve cultural accomplishments and give one’s own contribution to its development. One of important constituents of professional and pedagogical culture of a future teacher is psychological and pedagogical competence which can be presented as coherence of knowledge and practical skills with real behavior demonstrated by the pedagogue in the process of their activity. The results of the research and experimental work showed the need for a holistic and multilevel organization of the system of formation of psychological and pedagogical competence of future teachers which includes use of the potential of the content of psychological, pedagogical disciplines the humanities, application of practically oriented technologies, volunteer work, conducting continuous practical training, which should be carried out through various types of pedagogical practices conducted during the entire period of study through the program.
Thus, developed and used in the study technologies are an integral part of the educational subsystem of training future teachers. They contribute to the creation of a professional and axiological basis for the acquisition of psychological and pedagogical knowledge, gradual formation of theoretical and practical readiness and ability to carry out teaching activities.