The Variability of the Educational Needs of college Teachers as a Condition for Their Professional and Personal Development

Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical study focused on identifying the features of the attitude of college teachers to their additional professional education, continuous self-development and self-improvement. The article examines the ideas of 214 college teachers about the ideal teacher of the secondary vocational education system, the peculiarities of their perception of themselves as subjects of pedagogical activity, their attitude to the existing requirements of periodic training in advanced training courses, the degree of interest in them and the content of their educational needs. The analysis of the survey results showed the need to take into account the peculiarities of their educational needs and the variability of their professional and personal development when organizing advanced training courses for college teachers.