Development of professional competence of teachers in the system of continuing education

Abstract

The development of higher education is impossible without realizing the huge role of culture and education, personal and creative self-realization of the teacher and student. Changes characteristic of modern society in all spheres of human life and activity, the active development of cultural values objectively require the transformation of higher education into an institution of reproduction and the creation of a pedagogical culture. But no matter what changes take place in higher education, they all necessarily relate to the university teacher, teacher and scientist as carriers of scientific knowledge, cultural and pedagogical experience of society. In the general and professional - pedagogical culture, the sociocultural, intellectual, moral potential of the teacher is manifested. This potential constitutes national wealth and must be promptly claimed and rationally used. Unfortunately, the available scientific and pedagogical research, advanced pedagogical experience lead only to partial improvements in the professional pedagogical culture, in its fundamental basis it remains unchanged. This is explained, in our opinion, by insufficient awareness and theoretical underdevelopment of the very essence of the professional and pedagogical culture of a university teacher as a factor in the formation of a specialist's personality, an underestimation of transformations in the content, technology and results of the educational process at a university. The need to improve the professional and pedagogical culture of a higher school teacher is due to the increasing requirements for the level of general cultural and special training of university graduates; changing general educational paradigms, preparing future specialists for professional, competent entry into the labor market.