FOCUS GROUP AS A TECHNOLOGY OF ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR HIGHER SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The authors consider in detail the formation of social competencies in the higher education system in the format of integration of Federal state educational and professional standards. The authors provide a brief overview of the specifics of the development of the professional education system within the framework of state educational standards; they analyze the transition from “knowledge” to “competence” paradigm, focusing on the characteristics of the role and significance of the introduction of social competencies, an effective tool for the formation of which is the focus group technology. The work provides an overview of approaches to the interpretation of the concept of “focus group” and “educational retraining”; their features have been considered as a specific technology. The authors describe ranges of tasks and their advantages relative to others; opportunities for the implementation of the training model of “learning by experience”.