Formation of Cognitive Flexibility as a Basic Competence of the Future Teachers’ Multicultural Personality

The article presents the results of research work on the formation of cognitive flexibility (CF) as an essential competence of the future teachers’ multicultural personality. It has been shown that various branches of knowledge (psychology, philosophy, clinical medicine, pedagogy, and others) contribute to the scientific and theoretical substantiation of CF, which is included in the TOP-10 most requested competencies in the XXI century. Based on the analysis of the essence and nature of the future teachers’ multicultural personality, the hypothesis that the competence of CF should become a vital component of personal development was put forward. To test this hypothesis, a pedagogical experiment was organised, which covered 33 future teachers studying "Educational, Pedagogical Sciences" at the Precarpathian National University (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine). The experiment was conducted in four stages: on the first preparatory stage, a defined program of experimental activities was made; on the second statement stage, the diagnosis of future teachers’ CF levels was set on the basis of the developed prognostic tools (the Questionnaire Cognitive flexibility was created to define the main features of CF as a component of multicultural competence of the future teacher, tests); on the third formative stage the approbation of our methodology for the formation of CF was carried out, which had no analogues in modern education and pedagogy (this was implemented on the basis of our own special course "Cognitive flexibility and multicultural competence of the future teacher", which was held as a training seminar); on the fourth control stage the results of the experiment were determined. They showed that the indicators of CF formation of future teachers at a high level increased from 9.1% to 41.5% (4.7 times), at the medium level they decreased from 63.6% to 53% (1.2 times). At the low level, they changed from 27% to 5.5% (4.9 times) according to four defined criteria (cognitive abilities, adaptive abilities, flexibility of thinking, and emotional flexibility). This proves the effectiveness of the authors’ methodology for the formation of CF as a basic competence of the multicultural personality of the future teacher. It can be widely used in the training of specialists in various specialities

Tolerance in the Communicative Culture of Modern Educational Manager

Cultural, racial, social, religious, ethnic heterogeneity of educational groups is a problem of modern education in the context of integration and globalization. This often becomes a reason for misunderstandings, sometimes aggression in the interaction of representatives of opposing worldviews, preferences or traditions. Tolerance in the communicative culture of the educational manager, activated at the level of management structures and broadcast vertically and horizontally through the education system through pedagogical teams to all categories of consumers of educational services, will be able to prevent this. The aim of the article is to outline the role of tolerance in the communicative culture of the modern education manager.  According to the purpose the following tasks of research have been defined: - to analyze sources of various branches of science and to find out meanings of basic concepts; - to outline the features of management in education in communication area; - to define its structure, establish relationships between components and develop a structural and semantic model of tolerance in the communicative culture of the education manager. The following research methods have been used to study the backgrounds of the problem: information, terminology, analysis, synthesis, methods of scientific research. The comparative-typological method has been used to compare, identify signs of similarities and differences between phenomena and facts Methods of forecasting and theoretical modeling have been used in the development of structural and semantic model. Systematization, classification and use of structural-functional analysis have been contributed to the generalization of the research results. Interdisciplinary approaches (sociocultural and multicultural) to the study of management, along with axiological, holistic, systemic, activity and synergetic are the methodological basis of the study. Methodological principles (synergetic, complementarity, activity (action and creative), interaction between the subjects of the educational process, convergence from the abstract to the concrete) have been applied. The scientific novelty of the research: - for the first time the meaning and value-semantic nature of tolerance in the communicative culture of an educational manager have been determined; - the determinants of educational management in the projection on communication have been clarified; - the interrelations between the components have been established and the possibilities for realization of tolerance in different directions of communicative culture have been revealed; - a structural and semantic model of tolerance in the communicative culture of the education manager has been developed. The main results of the study are the analysis of the source base from the standpoint of scientific approaches to various fields of knowledge (economics, sociology, psychology, pedagogy, management, culturology, etc.), which made it possible to identify a modern interpretation of "education management". The determinants of educational management as a component of social in the context of intangible, spiritual resource of education have been revealed. The similar and different characteristics of the managerial activity of the education manager and the pedagogical worker have been outlined. The essence, origin, structure, types and directions of functioning of communicative culture of the manager of education have been determined

Teachers’ perceptions of inclusive education on the backgrounds of Greek schools

The relevance of the problem under consideration is that the inclusion phenomenon in Greece, as an expression of every child’s right to educational equality, remains an important moral and political issue that needs to be addressed further. Greece, like most European countries, has followed the principles of the Salamanca Declaration. The feature of inclusive education is the willingness of teachers to accept students with special educational needs. Their attitudes and knowledge about inclusive education are important, as they are indicators of such willingness. The aim of this article is to study teachers’ perceptions of inclusive education on the background of Geek schools

Tolerance in the Communicative Culture of Modern Educational Manager

Cultural, racial, social, religious, ethnic heterogeneity of educational groups is a problem of modern education in the context of integration and globalization. This often becomes a reason for misunderstandings, sometimes aggression in the interaction of representatives of opposing worldviews, preferences or traditions. Tolerance in the communicative culture of the educational manager, activated at the level of management structures and broadcast vertically and horizontally through the education system through pedagogical teams to all categories of consumers of educational services, will be able to prevent this. The aim of the article is to outline the role of tolerance in the communicative culture of the modern education manager.  According to the purpose the following tasks of research have been defined: - to analyze sources of various branches of science and to find out meanings of basic concepts; - to outline the features of management in education in communication area; - to define its structure, establish relationships between components and develop a structural and semantic model of tolerance in the communicative culture of the education manager. The following research methods have been used to study the backgrounds of the problem: information, terminology, analysis, synthesis, methods of scientific research. The comparative-typological method has been used to compare, identify signs of similarities and differences between phenomena and facts Methods of forecasting and theoretical modeling have been used in the development of structural and semantic model. Systematization, classification and use of structural-functional analysis have been contributed to the generalization of the research results. Interdisciplinary approaches (sociocultural and multicultural) to the study of management, along with axiological, holistic, systemic, activity and synergetic are the methodological basis of the study. Methodological principles (synergetic, complementarity, activity (action and creative), interaction between the subjects of the educational process, convergence from the abstract to the concrete) have been applied. The scientific novelty of the research: - for the first time the meaning and value-semantic nature of tolerance in the communicative culture of an educational manager have been determined; - the determinants of educational management in the projection on communication have been clarified; - the interrelations between the components have been established and the possibilities for realization of tolerance in different directions of communicative culture have been revealed; - a structural and semantic model of tolerance in the communicative culture of the education manager has been developed. The main results of the study are the analysis of the source base from the standpoint of scientific approaches to various fields of knowledge (economics, sociology, psychology, pedagogy, management, culturology, etc.), which made it possible to identify a modern interpretation of "education management". The determinants of educational management as a component of social in the context of intangible, spiritual resource of education have been revealed. The similar and different characteristics of the managerial activity of the education manager and the pedagogical worker have been outlined. The essence, origin, structure, types and directions of functioning of communicative culture of the manager of education have been determined.La heterogeneidad cultural, racial, social, religiosa y étnica de los grupos educativos es un problema de la educación moderna en el contexto de la integración y la globalización. Esto a menudo se convierte en una razón para malentendidos, a veces agresión en la interacción de representantes de visiones del mundo, preferencias o tradiciones opuestas. La tolerancia en la cultura comunicativa del gestor educativo, activada a nivel de estructuras de gestión y difundida vertical y horizontalmente a través del sistema educativo a través de equipos pedagógicos a todas las categorías de consumidores de servicios educativos, podrá prevenir esto. El objetivo del artículo es esbozar el papel de la tolerancia en la cultura comunicativa del gestor educativo moderno. Según el propósito, se han definido las siguientes tareas de investigación: - analizar fuentes de diversas ramas de la ciencia y descubrir significados de conceptos básicos; - describir las características de la gestión en educación en el área de la comunicación; - definir su estructura, establecer relaciones entre componentes y desarrollar un modelo estructural y semántico de tolerancia en la cultura comunicativa del gestor educativo. Se han utilizado los siguientes métodos de investigación para estudiar los antecedentes del problema: información, terminología, análisis, síntesis, métodos de investigación científica. Se ha utilizado el método comparativo-tipológico para comparar, identificar signos de similitudes y diferencias entre fenómenos y hechos. Métodos de predicción y modelización teórica se han utilizado en el desarrollo del modelo estructural y semántico. La sistematización, clasificación y uso del análisis estructural-funcional ha contribuido a la generalización de los resultados de la investigación. Los enfoques interdisciplinarios (socioculturales y multiculturales) del estudio de la gestión, junto con los axiológicos, holísticos, sistémicos, de actividad y sinérgicos son la base metodológica del estudio. Se han aplicado principios metodológicos (sinergia, complementariedad, actividad (acción y creativa), interacción entre los sujetos del proceso educativo, convergencia de lo abstracto a lo concreto). La novedad científica de la investigación: - por primera vez se ha determinado el significado y la naturaleza semántica de valores de la tolerancia en la cultura comunicativa de un gestor educativo; - Se han aclarado los determinantes de la gestión educativa en la proyección sobre la comunicación; - se han establecido las interrelaciones entre los componentes y se han revelado las posibilidades de realización de la tolerancia en diferentes direcciones de la cultura comunicativa; - Se ha desarrollado un modelo estructural y semántico de tolerancia en la cultura comunicativa del gestor educativo. Los principales resultados del estudio son el análisis de la base de la fuente desde el punto de vista de los enfoques científicos de diversos campos del conocimiento (economía, sociología, psicología, pedagogía, gestión, culturología, etc.), que permitió identificar una interpretación moderna. de "gestión educativa". Se han revelado los determinantes de la gestión educativa como componente de lo social en el contexto del recurso espiritual intangible de la educación. Se han esbozado las características similares y diferentes de la actividad gerencial del gerente educativo y del trabajador pedagógico. Se ha determinado la esencia, origen, estructura, tipos y direcciones de funcionamiento de la cultura comunicativa del gestor educativo

ARTS SYNTHESIS IN THE DESIGN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

The article outlines the essence of the concept of the educational environment, reveals its structure, and clarifies its key role in the system of future primary school teachers’ training. To meet that aim, several theoretical methods, including analysis of sources and literature on the research; structural and functional to justify the structure, content, and principles of building a training system; and theoretical modeling, are utilized. The interconnected components of the researched professional training have been described. They provide a positive result for the professional development of the future primary school teacher: axiological, socio-cultural, epistemological, cognitive, creative, personal-activity, and communicative. It has been proved that the educational environment design utilizing art synthesis allows: for more accurately predicting and controlling the teaching process, solving educational and training tasks, ensuring favorable conditions for the development of creative personality, and optimal use of available resources

THE FORMATION OF FUTURE TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL READYNESS TO INNOVATION ACTIVITY BY MEANS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

   The training of future specialists for innovation activity is a leading trend of modern higher pedagogical education, which is due to the integration of Ukraine into the European educational space. The article actualizes the problem of future teachers’ professional readiness formation for innovation activity using digital technologies. General science, synthesis, comparison, analysis, generalization and systematization of studies of domestic and foreign scientists are employed. Based on the results, the essence of the concept “professional preparedness of future teachers for innovation” has been revealed. It has been found that the professional readiness of future teachers for innovation is the outcome of integrative personal education, and professional training, featured via a blend of cognitive (knowledge regarding the concept of the innovation and profession), motivational (incentives for interests and innovation), reflexive (capability of analyzing results), innovative activity and praxeological (innovation competence actualization) elements that permit conducting professional tasks of innovative nature. It has been concluded that a modern teacher can’t conduct educational actions with no utilizing advanced digital technologies, and the education informatization comprises enhancing the future teachers’ training in the information educational environment of higher education institutions