Forming the professional culture of a future specialist in the field of adaptive physical education and sport

The study of the issue of features of the organisation of adaptive physical education and sport is becoming increasingly popular in social and pedagogical research. In particular, since all over the world and respectively in the Republic of Kazakhstan more and more attention is paid to the expansion of opportunities for people with disabilities. That is why at the moment it is necessary to actively study the processes connected with training and formation of professional competence of specialists of this category. Hence, the purpose of the article is to analyse the available means and approaches to the educational and professional training of future employees in the sphere of adaptive physical culture and sports. Different methodological means were used for this study, among which, functional and dialectical approaches and the method of analysis and synthesis, comparison, classification, and generalisation. The results of the work done are theoretical and practical conclusions that relate to the issue under study and reveal its essence. In particular, at the beginning of the article the basic terms, in particular, adaptive physical education and professional competence of a specialist in adaptive sports were studied to fully characterise the object of research. In turn, the final component reveals specific approaches and ways of implementing training and imparting professional knowledge to future specialists. The practical value of this study is revealed in the fact that it can be used for different purposes – both in the form of methodological materials for academic disciplines and courses preparing specialists in this category and as additional material for persons wishing to improve their professional qualification. Future research papers should identify the specificities of teacher training in adaptive physical education and sport. Keywords: Education, special pedagogy, correction, rehabilitation, people with disabilities, adaptive physical education, adaptive sport