ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION SPECIALISTS

Abstract

The article reveals the organizational aspects of practice-oriented activities of students in the process of forming managerial competence, in particular, the use of the method of analysis of specific situations in the example of the discipline “Planning and Management in Preschool Education”, taught at Uman State Pedagogical University. “Preschool education” of the second (master’s) level of higher education.The purposes of using the method of situation analysis, types of situations, stages of implementation of this method, etc. are described.The use of the method in the process of forming the managerial competence of the future master of preschool education implies that in oral or written form in the form of a simulation model creates a specific situation that reflects typical or unusual characteristics of various aspects of management. The student is faced with the task not only to analyze the situation but also to determine the optimal, scientifically sound ways out of this situation.The relevance of the method of a situation analysis is related to the potential for students to develop critical thinking, skills in analyzing practical examples of management decisions, learning to analyze the consequences of decisions, developing the ability to express their position and point of view, developing skills to evaluate alternative solutions or behaviors, and conditions of uncertainty.It was found that since in modern conditions the work of a specialist in preschool education is associated with the need to solve various problems, the method of analysis of specific situations as a method of practice-oriented learning allows to acquire not only necessary practical experience in their analysis and decision already within the educational process of higher education but also to develop personal and business characteristics that form the basis of managerial competence of the future specialist of preschool education. Keywords: practice-oriented activity; method of situation analysis; types of situations; specialist in preschool education institution; formation of managerial competence; master’s degree in preschool education.