ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCTIVE COOPERATION AS A STRATEGY OF SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS

Abstract

The analysis of social and economic conditions, requirements of the labor market and tendencies of higher education development in terms of social and professional development of students is carried out. By means of an analysis, the aim is to justify the application of productive student collaboration. The methodological, psychological and pedagogical basis for the application of the pedagogy of cooperation in educational practice is analyzed. The development of the problem in relation to the higher education system is demonstrated. Arguments are given to consider productive cooperation as a promising strategy for social and professional development of students. The elements of this strategy are described: methodological justification, target orientation, signs of cooperation productivity and criteria for their identification, and possible ways of implementing cooperation in higher education practice. It defines the organization of productive cooperation to develop the social experience of students. The data of the empirical research is given, testifying to the high relevance of the development of forms of productive cooperation between students in the practice of the university. The scientific novelty of the presented material is: methodological and theoretical substantiation of applicability of the ideas of Russian psychology and “pedagogy of cooperation” for development of technologies of productive cooperation of students; actualization of these ideas in the aspect of target orientations of higher education; revealing of signs of productive cooperation of students in educational and extra-curricular activities; substantiation of use of resources of educational activities for development of “soft skills” of students. Practical significance lies in the possibility of applying the findings to the design of strategies and technologies for productive cooperation between students to achieve the goals of social and professional development.