Development Factors of Higher Pedagogical Education in Ukraine

Abstract

The article focuses on the conditions and factors of functioning of modern Ukrainian pedagogical education. The author characterizes its structural components and forms; emphasizing that the system of teacher training is multi-level (bachelor’s, master’s, doctor of philosophy) and institutional (formal and non-formal).  The article presents both external (mass character, European integration, international cooperation, academic mobility, diversification, accessibility, flexibility, autonomy, adaptability, digitalization, inclusion, innovation) and internal (implementation of standards, updating the content of teacher training with a focus on the formation of different types of competencies, improvement of practical training, cooperation with educational and public institutions, continuous professional development, psychological and pedagogical support of teachers, focus on morality and the affirmation of Ukrainian psychological, mental and behavioral characteristics, improvement of student learning conditions, educational emigration, insufficient level of financing, development of Ukrainian and world science and culture) factors that influence the development of the higher pedagogical education system in Ukraine.