The structure of the primary school teacher’s readiness for professional activity: theoretical analysis

Abstract

The article substantiates the essence of the concept of “the future teacher’s readinessˮ on the basis of theoretical indicators: knowledge, skills and abilities through the indicator of the educational employee’s professionalism in professional activity. It presents the role of the teacherʼs work in the society, which is considered through the prism of basic values: scientific, cultural, and traditional as a great responsibility to the society for the quality education of primary school children. The professionalism of a new type of teachers in the new Ukrainian school which is based on the harmonious development of the junior school student is revealed. It is argued that the readiness of primary school teachers to work with younger students in primary education is of great importance. The opinion is highlighted that the main goal of education is a comprehensively developed personality in the aspect of moving from traditional to innovative learning. Various approaches (competence, personality-oriented, dialogical, criterion, synergetic) are used to develop the future primary school teachers’ readiness. The importance of these approaches is presented in the form of a structured system of the teacher’s readiness based on a disordered flow of information. Emphasis is placed on the readiness of the future primary school teachers through individual characteristics. It is stated that the readiness of the primary school teachers contributes to the modernization of the education system of the primary school children. Keywords: future teacher’s readiness, dialogical approach, competence approach, criterion approach, personality-oriented approach, primary school, teacher professionalism, professional activity, synergetic approach, structured system.