The paper highlights the problem of creative and artistic development of preschoolers by means of art. The place and role of art in the creative and artistic development of children of senior preschool age are determined. The content and peculiarities of the creative and artistic development of children in the process of educational activity by means of art are revealed. The pedagogical conditions for the creative and artistic development of preschool children in the process of artistic activity are singled out on the basis of analyzed modern concepts. On the basis of pedagogical conditions, a model of creative and artistic development of children of senior preschool age by means of art is designed. Researchers reveal in children of the senior preschool age the dynamics of creative and artistic development and the degree of the development of the investigated qualities in children of the control and experimental groups is analyzed. The necessity of searching for rational ways and precisely specifying the mechanism of using art in the process of creative and artistic development of children of the senior preschool age is emphasized.

Within the academic preparation of future teachers we quite often notice that the students expect pedagogical or didactic disciplines to give them practical advice and guidelines for their teaching, which is logical. However, every experienced pedagogue knows how unrealistic such expectations are. The study of pedagogical sciences offers information basis, but its knowledge does not guarantee pedagogical mastery to any teacher. Our aim is to enrich the existing form of pedagogical programmes by adding a new dimension of personality development, which we want to achieve through psychosomatic disciplines. Completing this kind of preparation should enable the students to develop the so-called pedagogical condition. Graduates in Teacher Training programmes should then be not only academically educated professionals, but also authentic, self-reflecting personalities, capable of taking responsibility for their action.

This article analyses the methodological essence of the definition of “pedagogical condition” and “legal competence”. The essence of the phenomenon of “legal competence” of junior bachelor in the field of humanities of higher educational institutions is clarified and scientifically proved. The content of the concept “legal competence” is revealed; the basic components of legal competence (axiological, cognitive, humanitarian, acmeological, empirical) are revealed; the efficiency of pedagogical conditions in forming the legal competence of junior bachelors of higher education institutions is scientifically proved. It has been established that higher education institutions in the humanities provide a specialist with a “junior bachelor” degree with certain knowledge, skills and abilities of a legal orientation, which forms legal competence during certain pedagogical conditions. The article also presents the most effective pedagogical conditions designed to develop legal competence in junior bachelors of higher education, namely: organisation of education aimed at stimulating positive motivation for professional activity of specialists of education and qualification level of a junior bachelor; reflection in the content of professional disciplines of the specificity and originality of integration of legal knowledge with the disciplines of the humanities cycle; directing undergraduate self-study to develop self- -reflection skills and an understanding of the role of research work and varied practice in it; encouraging undergraduate students to volunteer. The pedagogical model of legal competence formation for junior bachelors in the humanities contains four blocks: purposeful, content, operation-activity and evaluation-result. It has been found that to successfully develop students’ legal competence, it is necessary to create pedagogical conditions in a higher education institution for teachers to use innovative methods and techniques (research methods, projects, cases, debates, presentations, etc.). It is precisely innovative teaching methods that effectively contribute to the quality of education by developing the creative abilities of individuals. According to the results of the empirical research method, it was found that the effective forms, methods and means of implementing the pedagogical conditions of junior bachelors in higher education was the organisation of independent and scientific work.

Features of Education of Culture of Behavior of Children of Older Preschool Age in the Conditions of Preschool Education

The relevance of the study is due to the importance of the period of preschool childhood in the upbringing and education of the child and the creation of conditions and prerequisites for harmonious, full-fledged development. The article actualizes the problem of education of culture of behavior of preschool children. The article is aimed at highlighting the peculiarities of fostering a culture of behavior of preschool children. Research methods: theoretical (analysis of literature on research problems), empirical (pedagogical observations). The essence and content of the concept of research are clarified, namely: «culture of behavior», which is defined as a way for a child to perform actions and actions that meet the moral and aesthetic requirements of society, is reflected in the confirmation of expected expectations on the part of adults, peers and ensures his personal growth. It was clarified that preschool age is a period of intensive socialization of the child’s personality, gaining life experience, when there is an active interest in relationships with other people, there is a need to familiarize with certain norms of communication and, as a result, to develop an individual culture of behavior. To foster a culture of behavior is to constantly worry about children growing a culture of human relationships, to become generous with affection, goodness, attention, help and care of the child’s soul and that all these qualities are manifested in pleasant forms of behavior for others. It is noted that the preschool educational institution is a leading social institution in which preschool children receive not only basic knowledge, skills and abilities, but also acquire the foundations of a culture of behavior. The article reveals components of the culture of behavior such as culture of activity, culture of communication, cultural and hygienic skills and habits. The task of educating the culture of behavior of preschool children is outlined: the formation of ideas about norms of behavior, about the moral qualities of the individual, the development of moral feelings; expansion, deepening and systematization of knowledge about the norms and rules of cultural behavior, the development of the ability to evaluate their own and other people’s actions, the formation of positive relations to norms of behavior and negative relation to anti-social manifestations, the formation of skills, skills and habits of cultural behavior. The main components of methodical actions aimed at educating the culture of behavior of preschool children are proposed. The program of education of culture of behavior in preschool children is proposed.

Pedagogical conditions for the formation of communicative skills in management specialists

The article substantiates the pedagogical conditions for the formation of communicative skills in specialists in the field of management. It is determined that communication skills are the ability to establish and maintain important contacts with other people, the appropriate system of professional knowledge, skills and practical skills that contribute to effective communication. And in order to improve the educational process and increase its effectiveness as a way of forming communication skills in management, the following pedagogical conditions were formed: the formation of positive motivation, the use of principles of innovation, interactivity and professional orientation; providing psychological and pedagogical support to specialists in the field of management; application of interactive learning technologies (business and role-playing games, brainstorming, project method, case studies, debates, psychological trainings); providing modern content of professional training of managers in order to form communicative skills in the process of studying the humanities. It has been proved that specialists with high communicative skills meet European educational standards, it is necessary to introduce dialogic training, which will promote the formation of dialogic competence, which is the highest expression of communicative competence of managers and will implement psychological and didactic mechanisms of self-organization. , will ensure the development of critical thinking, solving important educational tasks of mastering productive knowledge, integrative skills in dialogue. It is determined that in the process of application of dialogic learning the motivation of learning increases, interest is shown, there is a formation of communicative skills, creativity, intelligence, their worldview expands. Thus, based on the analysis, it should be noted that the formation of communication skills of managers should be clearly structured. In addition, it is important to direct the learning process to personality-oriented interaction, as well as to implement interactive learning technologies, namely: role-playing and business games, trainings, case situations, project method, brainstorming. And the implementation of these technologies in the learning process should be based on the following principles: problems in learning, interdependence and interdependence of the study of individual disciplines; situationality; accessibility; professional orientation; integration; the principle of activity approach in learning and group cooperation.

Preparation of Teachers of General Secondary Education Institution for the Formation of Readiness for Responsible Parenthood Among High School Students

The article highlights the essence, structural components, as well as pedagogical conditions for the formation of readiness for responsible parenthood among high school students of general secondary education institutions. The readiness of high school students for responsible parenthood is considered as a psychological phenomenon that covers an integral set of certain characteristics inherent in high school students as future parents in accordance with the norms, standards, requirements generally accepted in society, which ensure in the future the ability to consciously plan future married life and the birth of children, as well as a conscious manifestation of responsibility for the child and the effective performance of marital and parental roles. Structural components of this concept are knowledge about parental roles, their functions, responsibilities, ways of interaction between young spouses and with the future child; the presence of empathic ability, a positive attitude to future family’s new responsibilities, the desire to consciously and responsibly identify marital and parental feelings; the presence of elementary everyday skills necessary for future married life, and so on. Special attention is paid to highlighting the ways of preparing teachers of general secondary education institutions for the formation of readiness for responsible parenthood among high school students as one of the pedagogical conditions that can ensure that high school students reach the necessary level of formation of the outlined phenomenon. One of the key elements of achieving a high level of education of schoolchildren, in particular the formation of readiness for responsible parenthood among high school students, is a positive image of a teacher, which determines the desire of high school students to master family values and the effectiveness of this process. The success of a teacher’s work largely depends on qualities of a «teacher of the future», who sees each child as an independent person who is constantly changing, developing, has the right to self-affirmation, and so on. In order to provide classroom teachers, school psychologists and social workers with the necessary competencies in the theory and methodology of forming the outlined phenomenon in high school students, a program of pedagogical support for teachers was developed. Main stages of working with teachers of general secondary education institutions are considered, namely: organizational and analytical, informational, practical, evaluative and effective. As a part of the implementation of the program, various forms of work with teachers and the use of innovative methods of teaching adults are provided. The most appropriate, in educational terms, means of working with teachers were reflexive and emotionally rich forms and methods. For this purpose various technologies of communication with teachers for practical solutions to the problems of forming the readiness of high school students for responsible parenthood were used, the use of such technologies in working with students and parents was recommended.

The article considers the problems of creativity development of higher education students at a bachelor’s level in „Preschool Education” in professional training. Creativity is defined as an integrated quality of the future educator of preschool children in kindergarten, and the importance of creative thinking development during the assimilation of educational components of the professional direction is determined. Modern approaches to the problem of creativity and the selection of different types, factors and criteria suggest that this category has a multidimensional nature, and creativity itself is considered today a necessity in the life of modern man. The essence of the concept of „pedagogical conditions” is revealed. The pedagogical conditions for the effective development of creative thinking of future educators of preschool children that improve the quality of professional training in higher education are considered. Three conditions of creative thinking development of higher education students of the preschool profile are substantiated. They are the use of innovative pedagogical technologies, forms, methods and techniques for activating the creative potential of higher education students of „Preschool Education” speciality in the educational process of higher education institutions; ensuring the problematic nature of the educational process of future educators of preschool children; active practice-oriented activities of future educators of preschool children. Innovative pedagogical technologies and leading methods of work with future educators of preschool children are projects, quests, training sessions, and classes based on certain methods of the theory of inventive problems (MTIP). They allow teachers to guide students of higher education to self-improvement and self-realisation, creative activity, and future professionals to master their knowledge, skills, and abilities to solve specific educational problems in preschool, apply creative approaches, and develop communication and organisational skills. Modern approaches to the problem of creativity, the selection of different types, factors and criteria suggest that this category has a multidimensional nature, and creativity itself is considered today a necessity in the life of modern man.

This paper draws attention to the significance of implicit pedagogical knowledge in the educational process of future teaching staff . Implicit pedagogical knowledge is here understood to be the “hidden” knowledge of students of teaching, which originates on the basis of their prior experience, is derived from a student’s implicit theories of learning and teaching, is interlinked with their explicit knowledge – and which influences the behaviour of the student in a pedagogical situation. In the process of creating and developing implicit pedagogical knowledge, the author considers the following to be key elements: self-reflection and the publicising and sharing of pedagogical experience. He indicates that it is absolutely essential that the traditional understanding (such as has been handed down to-date in the literature) be enriched by a new dimension – and especially by the dimension of one’s personality. He offers a newly-coined term “pedagogical condition”, which is understood to describe the ability and flexibility of a student to behave proactively under a variety of pedagogical situations.