Psychological and pedagogical training of teachers of engineering universities in the process of continuing professional education
The article deals with topical issues of professional psychological and pedagogical training of educators of engineering universities; proposed a set of criteria for assessing the scientific and educational activities of teachers of technical disciplines; describes the achievements of domestic and international practice of training educators of technical universities; identified areas for improving the efficiency of this process. It is determined that the development of the psychological and pedagogical professionalism of university teachers is a priority task of the system of continuing professional education of the teaching staff. The authors reveal the essence of the concept of «pedagogical professionalism of a technical university educator», which is considered as an integrative property of a person, uniting all scientific and educational activities, acting as a complex of psychological and pedagogical competencies expressed in his or her ability and readiness to effectively solve problems of professional activity. At the same time, the main components of this category stand out: the identity of the educator as a carrier of culture and socio-historical experience and the educator as a researcher and teacher of scientific knowledge for students.