Vocational education methodology

Author(s):  
Александр Ходусов ◽  
Aleksandr Khodusov

The manual discusses the methodology of the development strategy of vocational education in Russia, its design, modeling, organization and development, as well as the methodology of professional training of future specialists. The textbook meets the requirements of the Federal educational standard of higher education of the last generation, the professional retraining program "Higher School Teacher", as well as the main sections of the curriculum courses "Pedagogy and Psychology of Higher Education", "History and Methodology of Professional Education", "Methodology and Methods of Organization of Scientific Research », Requirements for the content of additional professional programs. The manual is designed for a wide range of readers: masters, graduate students, applicants for academic degrees of candidates and doctors of pedagogical sciences; students of institutes and postgraduate training courses dealing with problems of vocational education; teachers of higher, postgraduate and further education.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1086-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Ronzhina ◽  
Elena A. Fominykh ◽  
Alla A. Voronina ◽  
Konstantin A. Igishev ◽  
Alisa A. Arkhipova

Purpose of the study: The article aims at revealing the peculiarities of integration processes in the field of professional and higher education against the background of integration, internationalization, and globalization of world social processes in general.   Methodology: The methodological basis of the study was the philosophical and anthropological approach - in solving the problem of forming a learning personality in the system of modern social relations, activity and system approaches contributed to the identification of the place and role of a learning personality (future employee) in the modern economic and social system as a whole. Results: The most important problems of modern vocational education are revealed: the formation and becoming of a learning personality in the dynamically changing world of professions and the labor market. An analysis of the concepts of trans-professionalism and poly-professionalism is presented in the context of changing professionalism and changes in the nature and list of traditional professions. Objective and subjective factors of the development of a competently developed personality in the system of professional and higher education are revealed. The objective factors are presented as the laws of social development - divisions and changes of labor, as well as the law of labor universality, the meaning of which is to form a future specialist with universal skills and competencies - not only with a certain level of professional education, but also personal properties of creativity, mobility, communicativeness, deep responsibility for making difficult decisions, focusing on the result of his own work and, most important, with the formed skill of self-education and self-development. Subjective factors are considered to be the formation of professional thinking which should include signs of objectivity and practical functionality. Applications of this study: The materials of this article can be useful for teachers of the vocational education system in the points of a strategy of the learning personality development, building an individual path of its development, planning development and the formation of general cultural and professional competencies, etc. The results of the study are important for lawmakers in the field of vocational education in creating and upgrading educational and professional standards, bringing them in line with educational standards according to with the objective factors in the development of vocational education and subjective factors - the requirements for learning personality and for the formation of professional thinking. Novelty/Originality of this study: The interrelations of economics and vocational education are revealed on the level of educational and professional standards, requirements of employers and professional training of specialists in the system of professional and higher education.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Olga Komochkova

Abstract The article deals with peculiarities of undergraduate and postgraduate linguistic courses at Lancaster University. It has been stated that the latter is considered to be one of the best higher education institutions both in the UK and worldwide. Being a relatively new higher education institution (founded in 1964), it can already boast its academic reputation. According to data of British surveys it has been found out that Lancaster University is extremely popular among students. Speaking about linguistic achievements it should be mentioned that Lancaster University’s linguistic centre, spanning four generations of researchers, has been recently awarded The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. It has been revealed that degree programmes at Lancaster University are flexible and provide students with the opportunity to master a wide range of subject areas to complement their main specialism as well as numerous optional modules selected to satisfy various education needs and inclinations of students. Teaching approach at the University is research-driven and research stimulated, that is why much curriculum time is dedicated to carrying out research projects. Students are significantly motivated towards self-study as most of study time (81–89 %) is dedicated to independent learning. Lectures, seminars and similar are given only 11–19 %. Positive aspects of British experience in professional training of future linguists have been outlined.


Author(s):  
Anna V. Antonova

The article considers the urgent problem of modern higher pedagogical education related to the formation and development of professional competencies of a future teacher. The purpose of the article is to identify, on the basis of analysis of federal state educational standards of higher education, as well as own pedagogical experience of the professional competencies of a future history teacher, which are necessary to improve the quality of teacher training in the process of educational and extracurricular work at a university. The article presents various interpretations of the concept of professional competencies of a teacher presented by both domestic and foreign researchers. Based on the analysis of professional tasks and activities declared in the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Professional Education and Higher Professional Education (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018). Five professional competencies of a history teacher have been identified. They are included in the curricula and working curricula for the disciplines of the subject preparation of the bachelor's degree (profile History and Social Studies): Methods of teaching and upbringing in historical education, Use of information and communication technologies in teaching history, Game technologies in teaching and upbringing, "Pedagogical workshops" as additional to the general professional competencies contained in the federal state educational standard of higher education. The formation of professional competencies of future history teachers is carried out as part of the students' academic work, and their development and practical application in the process of extracurricular work. The professional competencies of the teacher are characterized by his level of professional training, his attitude to work, to himself and affect the effectiveness of the implementation of educational and educational work in school.


Author(s):  
I. A. Volkova ◽  
V. S. Petrova

In the next seven years, the Russian economy will have to switch to digital technology and digital product. The purpose of the article is to establish general recommendations to develop and implement digital competencies. The subject of the research is the set of necessary digital competencies and their ranking. To make it easier for people to adapt to the digital economy, the authors of the article conducted a survey among the chief executives of leading enterprises in Nizhnevartovsk to predict which digital competencies need to be taken into account in professional training. In addition, the research revealed additional features that a person should possess, e.g. the information consumption culture and decisiveness. The modern Russian professional education framework is setting a new educational paradigm for students and lifelong learning. This includes fundamental changes in the professional objectives of higher education. Therefore, the training must adapt to the new contextual requirements. The article provides reflections on building a profile of digital competencies for areas of higher education training that correspond to the current context and new scenario, including those that are a cross-cutting axis for other professional competencies that become relevant in the educational domain. Our research and analysis revealed areas for the further development of digital competencies, as well as three basic principles that are crucial for the successful design and advancement of new programmes in professional education. Standardized mass education in the field of digital economy is no longer relevant. Now taxonomy defines the skills that need to be included into the digital economy through a wide range of professions. This article provides a new insight into the role of competence transition from education to the labor market. To understand today’s demand for new skills and elaborate on how it might change over the next 5-10 years, we recruited employers to identify the competencies that they consider essential.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 338-348
Author(s):  
T. Hladun

The article deals with the issues of training future teachers of natural sciences; findings: what requirements for professional education are typical for the training of a teacher of a new formation; what role in the professional development of specialists of pedagogical HEI has professional training and what shortcomings in the training of masters of natural sciences occur at the present stage of development of higher education; areas of modernization of vocational education and physical education, in particular, are identified by scientists.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliia Lushchyk

The article purpose is to introduce important theoretical items of training future agrarians in higher education institutions (HEIs) taking into account the views of modern scientists (Ukrainian and foreign) on professional education and training as well as outlining the priorities of higher agricultural education in Ukraine based on the experience of Great Britain.The methodology is introduced by different methods (analysis, synthesis, observation, description) of the research.There are research results in the paper. The literature on the study subject was analyzed and the theoretical ground of agricultural education and training (namely the definitions of training, vocational education, vocational education and training, professional education, agricultural education, training future agrarians in HEIs), were clarified and generalized. The ideas about the nature of agriculture, its importance in modern society, and approaches to agricultural education were cleared up. It was pointed out that the aim and tasks of training future agrarians were correlated with the needs of sustainable agriculture, labor market and human resource development. The aim of the training of future agrarians in higher education is identified as the formation, development and practical application of a wide range of knowledge and skills which are mastered in different subject areas related to agriculture, taking into account such factors as climate change, sustainability, food safety requirements, etc., oriented the professional and personal development of human resources. The priorities in the field of higher agricultural education in Ukraine according to the current national and international tendencies were detected.Conclusions: there is the interrelation between the agriculture and professional education and training in HEIs; clarifying the principle terminology provides an important theoretical precondition for future agrarians training in HEIs; the outlined priorities of higher agricultural education in Ukraine focus on economic, social, and individual aspects and take into account national and international achievements.


Author(s):  
A. N. Poletaykin ◽  
S. G. Sinitsa ◽  
L. F. Danilova ◽  
Y. V. Shevtsova ◽  
N. A. Dvurechenskaya

The article explores the task of making higher education more profession-oriented. In this context, we consider the technology of structuring and matching professional activities and content of professional education curricula with the help of ontology. This technology employs intelligent analysis of labor market and educational content matching with the aim to organize educational programs and verify professional competences based on their ontological properties. The article also considers development of a professional training cognitive map that can help design the student’s personalized educational trajectory factoring in the given parameters.


Author(s):  
I.E. Rakhimbaeva ◽  
A.M. Bashlykov

The article deals with the problem of improving the quality of professional training of cadets of military educational institutions of higher professional education of the National Guard troops of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as military universities of the VNG RF), the solution of which determines the level of security of the Russian Federation. In connection with the changes that have occurred in the educational process on the basis of the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education 3 ++, as well as in the structure of the troops, the need to revise the content of military education, as well as the choice of more effective methods for its implementation, has been identified. After analyzing the current state of affairs, the possibilities of frame methods were studied, the main advantage of which is the intensification of the educational process through the structuring of educational information. The authors have developed frame schemes, the effectiveness of which has been tested experimentally. All this made it possible for the teacher to devote more time to explaining the educational material of a lesson, eliminating the excessive amount of information, and for the cadets - to study the subject in more detail, to comprehend the information received, and then apply these methods in their future professional activities when training the personnel of their unit in the army.


2020 ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Егор Александрович Колосов

Анализируется современное состояние профессионального образования, которое рассматривается как социальный феномен. Представлены характеристики профессионального образования как составляющей образовательной системы. Отмечается, что современное состояние профессионального образования находится на уровне модернизации в пользу использования инновационных образовательных технологий. Акцентируется внимание на главной тенденции современного профессионального образования – его цифровизации. Ситуация, вызванная COVID-19, привела к тому, что образовательные учреждения были вынуждены перейти на новые форматы обучения (дистанционное и онлайн-обучение). Основными факторами, повлиявшими на данную ситуацию, названы пандемия COVID-19, накопленный международный опыт, современные потребности общества и рыночной экономики. Несмотря на технологические и организационные трудности, выработаны общие подходы к профессиональному обучению дистанционно и онлайн, создана база образовательного контента. The article analyzes the current state of vocational education. Vocational education is considered as a social phenomenon. The characteristics of vocational education as a component of the educational system at the present stage of development are presented. It is noted that the current state of vocational education is at the level of modernization in favor of the use of innovative educational technologies. Attention is focused on the main trend of modern professional education – its digitalization. Integration of the Russian vocational education system into the world educational system is one of the priorities of the state educational policy. It is noted that the basis of modern vocational education is at the level of modernization in favor of the use of innovative educational technologies. The principles underlying modern education are highlighted: continuity, practice-orientedness, integration, continuous professional development, learning “online + offline. The situation caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 led to the fact that educational institutions were forced to switch to new formats of education (distance and online learning). The main factors that influenced this situation are the COVID-19 pandemic, the accumulated international experience, the modern needs of society and the market economy. It is noted that, despite the technological and organizational difficulties, common approaches to professional training remotely and online were developed, a database of educational content was created.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-117
Author(s):  
Oktaviia Fizeshi ◽  

The prerequisite for ensuring the professional training of masters in the specialty "The Primary Education" in Ukraine is the formation of their professional competence to teach in the higher education institutions. After all, in addition to qualifying as a primary school teacher, they are also qualified as the teacher of pedagogy. Accordingly, the preparation of the modern primary school teacher requires the organization of the educational process in higher education on a scientific humanistic basis which provides purposeful systematic provision of psychological and pedagogical training of scientific and pedagogical staff for the higher education institutions of different levels of accreditation for their interaction with students. This article summarizes the author's experience of studying the teaching methods of the disciplines "Fundamentals of Pedagogy", "Didactics", "Theory and Methods of Education", "Socio-pedagogical Fundamentals of Educational Management" and "History of Pedagogy". In particular, theoretical and aspects of students' methodical activity are revealed: active listening, participation in dialogue and discussion during lectures, observation of pedagogical classes from different sections (basics of pedagogy, didactics, theory of education, history of pedagogy), development of the text of lectures on separate topics, micro-teaching and analysis of pedagogical situations, their modeling, execution of creative tasks, production of visual material. Preparation of the masters for teaching of pedagogical disciplines in the institutions of higher pedagogical education facilitates their mastery of the basic concepts and categories of pedagogy, historical aspects of the formation of pedagogy as a science, current trends in education; the content of pedagogical disciplines in the institutions of higher pedagogical education; features of the education process, its regularities and principles, the methods and organizational forms, etc. Also, in the process of studying the methodology of teaching pedagogical disciplines, the masters have the ability to prepare curricula for disciplines; to plan and conduct various types of training (lectures, seminars and practical classes); to control and diagnose students' educational achievements; to organize various types of cognitive work with students, etc.


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