Preparing Academic Staff for the Formation of Empathic-Reflective Culture of Future Teachers

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of preparing academic staff for the formation of empathic-reflective culture of future teachers. The essential characteristics of such a culture as an integrative professional and personal quality of a teacher are revealed, which is manifested in the ability to deep emotional empathy, conscious self-knowledge and critical analysis of their own pedagogical activity. It is emphasised that its formation in students of pedagogical education involves the active participation of the teacher as a facilitator of the student's personal and professional development.

The role of academic staff in the process of forming the researched quality in students is determined: the teacher appears as a subject of humanistic influence, moderator of reflective interaction and a model of an emotionally balanced pedagogical position. The content of teacher preparation for the formation of empathic-reflective culture of future teachers, which includes motivational, cognitive, activity and reflective components, is revealed. The necessary knowledge about the essence and structure of the studied phenomenon, principles and methods of its formation, as well as a set of skills related to pedagogical goal setting, modelling of empathic educational environment, organisation of reflective interaction and analytical and corrective activities are outlined.

Effective forms of teacher preparation are outlined, among which the leading place is occupied by mini-lectures, trainings, methodological seminars, interdepartmental discussions, and interactive classes. These forms are aimed not only at deepening the theoretical knowledge of teachers about empathy and reflection, but also at developing practical skills of empathic perception, self-observation, emotional self-regulation, reflective analysis of interaction with students, the ability to build an ethical dialogue and maintain partnerships in the educational process.