Pedagogical Education for Future University Teachers: Determinants of Effective Implementation

Abstract

The study is aimed at identifying and analyzing the determinants of effective pedagogical education for future university teachers. Research interest in this issue stems from world wide dramatic changes in higher education caused by interdependent processes of globalization, massification and digitalization, which in turn foregrounds the problem of effective teaching in a more diverse and complex university environment. The research is based on both theoretical analysis and comparison of modern approaches to the problem under study, generalization of pedagogical experience and empirical investigation. The authors focused on students’ expectations and perceptions regarding real and ideal university teachers. Data collection involved the qualitative approach with the use of focus group method as well as focused interviews. The findings obtained helped to substantiate key determinants of effective pedagogical education for future university teachers, namely an opportune content and teaching methods up-dating, relevant forms of training, consideration of students’ expectations. The results of the re-search are of interest to a wide range of experts in the field of higher education and can be ap-plied within the courses of “Pedagogy of Higher Education”, “Pedagogy and Psychology of Higher Education”, “Methods of Teaching at the University”, etc.

Модернізація Магістерської Підготовки Майбутніх Педагогів Закладів Вищої Освіти В Умовах Цифровізації Освітнього Простору

“…The determinants, the orientation of which contributes to a more effective master's training of future teachers of higher education, are substantiated. The selected determinants indicate the ways of modernization of professional training of future teachers of higher education institutions: 1) ensuring flexibility and variability of educational and professional program, syllabi and work programs, the content of disciplines; 2) implementation of systematic scientific and methodological research by members of the project team on the initial level of preparation of students for master's degree, the effectiveness of the formation of general and professional competencies of future teachers of higher education; 3) comparative study of effective systems [20]. of activity of teachers of higher education institutions, focus on the formation of undergraduate elements of the author's system of activity of a teacher of a higher education institution; 4) demonstration by teachers of active interaction with students as an expert, "coach", consultant, facilitator; 5) taking into account the level of readiness of the student to study for a master's degree, development and implementation of individual training programs for students; 6) focusing on current recommendations and recognized effective practices of the European educational space.…”

“…З огляду на проведені дослідження [20] та власний педагогічний досвід [8; 9; 18] ми виділили такі детермінанти, урахування яких сприяє більш ефективній магістерській підготовці майбутніх педагогів закладів вищої освіти:…”