DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2789-6919/56/19-31
Gunel Mammadova
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6248-9265
gunelmemmedova2806@gmail.com
The Current State of Preparing Future Primary School Teachers for Research Activities and Ways of its Improvement
Abstract
The development of education creates an essential foundation for improving the welfare of the global population as well as enhancing individual quality of life. Education enables people to acquire modern technologies more rapidly, secure a respectable position in the labour market, actively participate in lifelong learning, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and demonstrate a responsible attitude toward the environment. The role of education in society is not limited to transforming students’ knowledge and skills into economic capital; it also functions as an important social institution that contributes to the comprehensive development of individuals and overall social progress. Preparing future primary school teachers for teaching and research activities involves the formation of research skills as well as the development of motivational-value, informational-content, and practical activity components. The content of this preparation includes the acquisition of the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for future teachers to conduct effective scientific and pedagogical activities in primary schools. The main purpose of this process is to familiarize future teachers with new scientific achievements in the subjects they teach, create a healthy, engaging, and motivating learning environment, effectively apply diverse methods and modern teaching technologies, and ultimately ensure the provision of quality education. Studying the opportunities and methods for developing the professional competencies of future primary school teachers, as well as determining the pedagogical model of this process, remains one of the current problems of pedagogical theory and practice. The relevance of the research is determined by the need to identify a pedagogical model and implementation mechanisms that ensure the development of professional competencies among future primary school teachers.
Keywords: prospective primary school teachers; pedagogical higher education; teacher professional competence; research skills; teacher education