WAYS OF FORMING THE FUTURE SPECIALIST'S PROFESSIONAL IMAGE IN THE SPHERE OF EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

Abstract: the paper is devoted to finding out ways of forming the professional image of a future specialist in educational and pedagogical sciences in higher education institutions; on the basis of conducted research of domestic and foreign scientists, the essence of the concepts “image”, “social image”, “professional image”, “professional image of a future specialist in educational and pedagogical sciences”, “professional image of a teacher” was developed; the results of comparative analysis of research carried out by foreign and domestic scientists are presented, and the conclusions are drawn regarding the identity of the understanding of “professional image of a teacher” concept by domestic and foreign future teachers-pedagogues, as well as the influence of a teacher’s image on the further choice of profession, their motivation to achieve success in education and future professional activity, for the best personal traits' formation, the personal trajectory of the educational route during life; it has been proven that a teacher's pedagogical skill is an important component of his/her professional image.