Orientation of future teachers towards humanistic and professional values

Abstract

At present, the problems concerning the formation of values of future teachers are becoming increasingly important. Humanistic and professional values play a critical role in shaping the personality of a professional teacher, serve as the highest level of regulation of his conduct, determine the direction of his interests and needs, determine the inherent setup and motivation in the field of vocational and educational activities. In retrospect, manifestation of humanistic and formation of professional values as internal guidelines relied upon by a teacher in his activities is associated with the development of the teaching profession. Therefore, the values, especially professional, do not remain unchanged in the process of development, they transform depending on the historical era: fade away losing their relevance, leading to changes in their hierarchy with the emergence of new values. On the basis of empirical studies, there was made an attempt to characterize the socio-demographic differences of subjects choice of occupation, to reveal the dynamics and features of influence of various social factors on the formation of humanistic and professional values of future teachers with respect to socio-economic changes in modern Ukraine.