УДК 378.125:371.13 Acmeological growth of research competence of university teachers in the field of teacher education

Abstract

The article analyzes the peculiarities of the acmeological growth of the research competence of university teachers – researchers of the Zhytomyr scientific and pedagogical school "Professional and pedagogical training of future teachers." The basic concepts of research, in particular research competence as an integrated education combining the personal and professional characteristics of a teacher, in particular the level of his methodological culture, mastery of knowledge, skills and methods of research activity in order to search for new knowledge to solve relevant pedagogical problems, are examined. Research competence is considered in the context of the Unity of three components: cognitive, technological, or procedural and personal, as well as in the context of a systemic, active, personality-oriented, integrated, acmeological approach. It is proved that the research activity of a university teacher as a pedagogical system includes structural and functional elements that are subordinate to the goals of higher education. Three levels of analysis are presented: structural (the sought-after competency is investigated as a kind of integrity, a system whose elements form a harmoniously built structure), axiological (the value aspects of the activity under study, indicators of creative orientation, the goal-motivation sphere are highlighted), praxiological (the dynamic nature of the research process is reflected, its cyclic, spiral character). Based on the identified features of the acmeological growth of the research competence of university teachers in a scientific school in the field of teacher education, the need for training a new generation of scientific and pedagogical personnel oriented towards continuous self-development in conditions of continuing education is forecasted.