PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES TO MOTIVATION OF JUNIOR STUDENTS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA
The article deals with pedagogical approaches to the development of motivation of educational activities of junior cadets and students at educational organisations of theMinistry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The change of the paradigm of higher education,focused on the leading activities of cadets and students in the educational process,increases the urgency and need to use innovative pedagogical approaches to ensuringqualitative training of future law enforcement officials. The article deals with the issues ofidentifying the level of motivation of junior cadets and students. The author characterisesthe level of motivation of cadets and listeners at the Saint Petersburg University of theMinistry of Internal Affairs of Russia, using the questionnaires Motivation for Success and Motivation to Avoid Failures. The article deals with the theoretical aspects ofincreasing the motivation of training activities of cadets and students.