Volunteer activity as opportunity to form future pedagogues
The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of business and personal qualities of students of pedagogic faculties engaged in volunteer activities. It is shown that the participation of students in volunteer activities contributes to: 1) the acquisition of diverse knowledge; 2) the improvement of existing skills, skills of interaction with others; 3) the formation of an objective assessment of both difficulties and positive aspects of future professional activity. The set of business and personal qualities necessary for the volunteer is revealed, which determine the effectiveness of volunteer activity, which, in turn, contributes to the formation of readiness forprofessional activity of future pedagogues. The authors focus on the factors that influenced the decision of students to engage in volunteer activities, the motives for volunteering, the analysis of students 'views on the prospects of development of this type of activity as a special social sphere, the study of students' opinions about the role that can play in volunteering for future teaching work.