Stakeholders as a Factor of Quality Professional Training of Future Teachers

Abstract

The article reveals the forms of extracurricular work of university students to ensure the cooperation of the graduation department with stakeholders. Extracurricular work with the participation of community representatives and stakeholders performs educational, regulatory, corrective, communicative, compensatory, evaluation and correction functions. The experience of the Department of Pedagogy and Education of the Mariupol State University regarding the organization of cooperation with representatives of the Mariupol community and stakeholders of the educational program “Primary Education” at the bachelor’s and master’s levels is described. The work is carried out in the direction of attracting external stakeholders (representatives of the Department of Education of the Mariupol City Council and the Centre for Career Development, heads and deputy heads of the city’s educational institutions, primary school teachers) and internal stakeholders (students of higher education) to participate in the scientific and methodological seminar “Pedagogical workshop of the future specialist”. The experience of reviewing and examining student scientific reports and presentations by stakeholders, presented within the framework of the seminar, is described. Emphasis is placed on the fact that such an examination provides a comprehensive impact on the motivational, intellectual, emotional and activity spheres of students. Based on the expertise, stakeholders formulate conclusions regarding the degree of readiness of future primary school teachers for pedagogical activity, the relevance and practical significance of qualification works in the speciality “primary education”; offer recommendations for improving educational and professional programs. An example of one of the seminar programs, which includes a pedagogical assembly and discussion platforms on the subject of student presentations, is given in the article. The analysis of the experience of conducting the ongoing scientific and methodological seminar “Pedagogical workshop of the future specialist” allowed us to draw a conclusion about its effectiveness as an active form of extracurricular work and a means of involving stakeholders in the process of ensuring high-quality professional training of specialists.