Журнал «Психология образования в поликультурном пространстве»

THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

Author: Aleshin V.V.

In the article the problem of the development of information and communication competence (ICC) of teachers in the system of additional education (AE) is considered. It is shown that the need to develop the level of ICC is touched upon in many scientific works, but the possibilities of the improvement of teachers’ ICC in the system of AE are not sufficiently disclosed in domestic scientific and practical research works. The urgency of working out such directions of the development of teachers’ ICC in the field of AE was determined, which would take into account both the requirements of AE pedagogy and the conditions of teachers work and also their personal and professional characteristics. The object of the study was the professional training of teachers in the field of AE, the subject of the research was the development of the ICC of teachers in the system of AE. The aim of the research is the theoretical and methodological substantiation of directions of the development of teachers’ ICC in the system of AE. General theoretical methods of the research were used: the study and analysis of literature data of a theoretical and methodological orientation; system and structural analysis of pedagogical experience; concretization of the studied processes and the synthesis of recommendations. Main requirements to the competence of teachers in the field of AE have been identified and the role of the ICC in it has been established. The necessity of improving the level of the ICC of AE teachers as a component of professional competence for the subsequent improvement of the quality of pedagogical activity and ensuring the high competitiveness of an AE teacher in the labor market is shown. Theoretical and methodological approaches to the definition and ways of the ICC development are generalized. The possibilities of creating a computer-oriented environment for the ICC development of AE teachers have been established. Recommendations are given on the use of Internet applications, software products and information and communication technologies for the independent development of ICC by teachers of AE and their use in professional activities.