VOLUNTEERING AS A FORM OF PRACTICAL TRAINING IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION

Abstract

One of the conditions for improving the quality of education of future teachers is the optimal ratio of theoretical and practical training of students. This is of particular importance for students majoring in “Psychological and Pedagogical Education.” The purpose of the study is to determine the optimal conditions for volunteer activities that provide practical training for future teacher-psychologists and social teachers. Study hypothesis: participation in volunteer activities will contribute to the practical training of students – future social teachers if 1) it meets their interests and professional orientation; 2) the student acts as a teacher, simultaneously performing the functions of planning, organizing, executing and analyzing the results of activities. Research methods: theoretical analysis of literature, state educational standards of higher professional education in the profile “Psychology and Social pedagogy”; method of expert assessments; analysis of pedagogical experience; surveillance; conversations; analysis of training documentation. Results of the study. To determine the effectiveness of volunteer activities from the point of view of practical training of teacher-psychologists and social teachers, experimental work was organized. Students of 1-3 courses of the Faculty of Psychology and Social Pedagogy of the Taganrog Institute named after A.P. Chekhov (branch) of the Russian State Pedagogical University (RINH) took part in it. As a result of the analysis of expert assessments, we found that during the experiment there was a noticeable increase in the number of students with a high level of professional competence, and who showed a low level of professional competence became less. Students studying in the direction of “Psychological and pedagogical education,” working as volunteers in the chosen field, acquired: experience in working with the social services of the city; communication and organizational skills; practical experience in psychological and social work with children and their families, etc. This indicates the influence of volunteering on the level of practical training of students.