scholarly journals Training of Teachers-Psychologists for the Competition of Professional Skills within the Framework of the Professional Development Program

Author(s):  
S.K. Pogrebnaya

The work reflects the practical experience of training teachers-psychologists for the participation in competitions of professional skills. The organizational and methodological, theoretical and methodological aspects of the training for future competitors are presented. The goals, objectives, planned learning outcomes of the trainees of the additional professional advanced training program on the topic: “Organization the activity of the participant in the professional competition “Teacher-psychologist of Kuban” are reflected. The main content components of the program and profession-al competencies that must be acquired or developed by students as a result of training are de-scribed.

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Ul Haq ◽  
Shamim Haider Tirmazi ◽  
Asia Zulfqar

ABSTRACTThis study explores the effectiveness of professional development program of public and private sector at the elementary level. A survey was conducted by involving elementary teachers from the public and private sector, who were involved in teacher training program. A questionnaire` was developed targeting the four key factors of the training programs: suitability of the resources, quality of the content and management, competency of the trainers, and usefulness of the training program. Simple random sampling technique was applied to collect the data from the trainee elementary teachers of the public and the private sector. 750 trainee teachers from the public sector and 600 elementary teachers from the private sector were selected from the five districts of the Punjab province. The data was analyzed on the basis of four factors in the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and t-test were calculated to analyze the data. The findings discovered a significant difference in the opinion of trainees in both public and private sector in view of the “usefulness for trainees” (p-value= 0.041).The rest of the three factors were insignificant which means trainees from both public and private sector having the same opinion about the training program. The possible reasons for these insignificant findings and implications were discussed.


Author(s):  
Christina Davlin-Pater ◽  
Elisabeth Rosencrum

Purpose: Requiring students to complete and record professional development type activities similar to the requirements of certified athletic trainers may help promote the values and behaviors associated with life-long learning in the evolving practice of athletic training, as well as prepare students more practically for the expectations of credential maintenance. We sought to design, implement, assess, and improve a new professional development program requirement in a professional-level athletic training program that closely mirrored the process and re-certification requirements for certified athletic trainers. Methods: a quasi-experimental mixed-methods approach was used. Data were collected over two consecutive years at a private university in the Midwestern United States. A convenience sample of students enrolled in a professional athletic training program participated in the study. Student-rated perception of the new professional development requirement and qualitative student perceptions were mined from various data sources. Results: Participants in the study reported positive, self-reported progress toward achieving program outcomes. Major benefits as identified by the participants included socialization opportunities, exposure to emerging practices and techniques, and appreciation of the process for credential maintenance. Feedback given by students was integrated into the professional development program requirement where appropriate between years one and two of the study, and changes were received well by participants. Conclusions: Athletic training students in the current study benefitted from participation in overt pedagogy in professional development. Establishment and cultivation of a professional development requirement may benefit athletic training programs for the best preparation of athletic trainers before they transition to practice.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-133
Author(s):  
Petr P. Popov ◽  
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The relevance and novelty of the work lies in the fact that now more and more often one can hear "mediation" and "mediator" from the mouths of lawyers, teachers, advocates, psychologists, but few people really understand the purpose of this term and the procedure itself. The purpose of this study is to shape an “image of a mediator” based on the analysis of motives and attitudes towards the choice of profession of per-sons that study and have already finished a training program for professional mediators. The article presents the following tasks: theoretical and analytical review of literary sources, and a sociological survey. The study shows the desire to learn to understand oneself and others, as well as attitude dynamics that determine the choice of professional activity, expressed in a change in value orientations during training as a professional mediator in an appropriate professional development program. The study found that mediators themselves do not pay due attention to such an important characteristic as competence, which can significantly affect the work of a mediator and the development of mediation. The survey participants were 25 female and male persons, of which 15 were women and 10 men, 25 to 50 years old, engaged in various activities, with different social status.


2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (47) ◽  
pp. 1007-1015
Author(s):  
Nasim Asghary ◽  
Ahmad Shahvarani ◽  
Ali Reza Medghalchi

The purpose of this study was to explore a professional development program that involved 15 teachers. Functional thinking was used as a centerpiece of the program for work with teachers of Grades 1-5 during 6 months of the study. We used the concern-based adaptation model (CBAM) as a methodology to track the process of change of teachers and to understand the trajectories through which teachers may progress. Two questions guided the investigations: 1. How does implementation of the professional development program focused on functional thinking impact teachers' concerns? 2. How did teachers' practice change due to the implementation of the innovation program? The result of the study showed effectiveness of process of change in teachers, both in stages of concerns and level of use of the innovation.


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