PEDAGOGICAL CULTURE IS THE BASE OF TEACHER’S MASTERY IN HIGHER SCHOOL
The article deals with the aspect of pedagogical culture in the development of the teacher’s mastery in higher school. Pedagogical culture combines the high level of the general and professional development of a teacher, his psychological and pedagogical competence, professional civility, motivational and value relations to the pedagogical activity; promotes the forming of the multilateral relationships and communication; ensures self-development and self-perfection of a teacher. The article depicts that pedagogical culture is the base which gives the opportunity to achieve the tops of mastery. Notions, indications and main components of pedagogical culture are shown in the article. The author, characterising the pedagogical culture, marks out the professionally valuable qualities of the teacher’s personality; outlines the criteria, which permit to point out the major types of pedagogical culture; presents the levels of the pedagogical culture’s mastering by a teacher.