THE USE OF CASE TECHNOLOGY IN TRAINING FUTURE SOCIAL EDUCATORS TO SOLVE SCHOOL BULLYING PROBLEM

Abstract

The article reveals issues of using case technology in studying a problem of bullying in school environment by future social educators. The pedagogical potential of case technology in the formation of professional competence, development of critical thinking, creativity and professionally important qualities of students’ personality is substantiated. The expediency of choosing the types of cases that are proposed to be used in classes, in organizing independent work of students, to control the formation, knowledge and learning, professional competencies, including during the final state certification at the university is shown. The logic of complicating the cases used is shown, their approximate structure is disclosed. The technological and substantive features and conditions for the use of cases are determined depending on the educational goals when studying problems of school bullying. Criteria for assessing the quality of independent case development by students are proposed. It is substantiated that the ability to solve cases can serve as an indicator of students’ readiness to work in situations of uncertainty. The experience of developing and using cases at Omsk State Pedagogical University, the author’s cases compiled taking into account the integration of interdisciplinary knowledge in demand in the prevention or elimination of school bullying are presented.