Types of Personality Orientation of Modern School Teachers: Empirical Research

Abstract

The orientation of the teacher's personality which determines his/her moral appearance and behavior is the most important basis for understanding the true motives of his/her activity, since its positive pole is a necessary condition for professional development and effectiveness. The article presents the results of an empirical study of the peculiarities of the orientation of teachers of modern secondary schools. 215 teachers of two educational institutions of St. Petersburg took part in the study using the method of personality orientation diagnostics by of V. Smekal and M. Kucer. The results obtained indicate that almost half (48%) of the teachers of the studied sample have a collectivist orientation of personality (for interaction), every third (34%) has a business orientation (for a task), only 18% are focused on themselves (motives of personal well-being). Despite the decreasing tendency of the intensity of teachers' focus on interaction and the increasing number of teachers with a focus on the task as the length of their experience increases, no significant changes in pedagogical orientation at different stages of professionalization were revealed. This makes it possible to characterize the orientation of the personality of teachers of a modern school as a stable construct reflecting the specifics of the activity performed. The results obtained can be useful for the development of educational and correctional-developmental programs for the professional development of teachers, as well as for monitoring the effectiveness of the organization of their work in an educational institution.application into the educational process.