MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCE AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF PRE-SERVICE PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATORS

The article presents a theoretical analysis of the problem related to the development of pre-service pre-school educators’ multicultural competence; the approaches of scientists to the definition of the phenomenon "multicultural competence" have been summarized; the essence of multicultural competence as a theoretical and practical readiness to carry out of pre-service educators’ professional activities under conditions of a multicultural society has been revealed; a survey of applicants for the specialty 012 Pre-school education was conducted to determine the state of multicultural competence formation; some ways of further scientific research in the context of multicultural education have been defined.