Conceptual approaches to teachers’ pedagogical skills development at vocational schools in the context of education modernization.

Abstract

Improving of the vocational training process and increasing the quality of training and development of future educational staff, including that of the vocational schools, are the integral part of education modernization in Ukraine. The article grounds the conceptual approaches to the development of pedagogical skills of teachers at vocational schools in the context of vocational education modernization, namely: competence (to ensure the continuity and the prospects of education contents); axiological (to reinforce the value core of pedagogical skills); personality and activity (to improve professionally significant qualities and personality traits of a teacher); and acmeological (to direct teaching activities into the mainstream of positive qualitative changes in pedagogical skills development).

Key words:

A education modernization, pedagogical skills, teachers of vocational schools; competence, personality and activity, axiological, and acmeological approaches.