FORMATION OF THE PROFESSION IMAGE AMONG PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AT THE EDUCATION INITIAL STAGES

Abstract

The article examines a problem associated with the realization of the basic capabilities inherent in a modern pedagogical university in terms of profession image forming for future teachers. Special attention is paid to initial training stages. Based on the analysis of a wide range of specialized literature and their own pedagogical experience, the authors give the term “image of a profession” a definition. The article analyzes the potential inherent in a modern pedagogical university in the sense of forming the students’ ideas about their future professional activities system. The dynamics of such development among those who master the first and second courses programs is traced. Based on the study of the above problem aspects, the most characteristic difficulties that arise today in the formation of the future profession image among pedagogical universities students are established. Some effective ways of solving them are proposed.