The growing number of children with disabilities studying in various institutional settings has made
it necessary to analyze educational programs for special needs teachers in terms of their relevance.
In the field of special psychology and correctional pedagogy, traditional specializations (speechlanguage
therapy, oligophrenopedagogy, surdopedagogy) cannot adequately meet society’s needs
for psychological and pedagogical support for all types of students with mental and physical health
disorders. The authors identified general trends in the training of special education teachers while
studying educational programs for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in special education offered by
higher education institutions under the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Persons
with disabilities, whose education and psycho-pedagogical assistance are not given by professional
workers, were identified. The factors that influence the development of new educational programs,
as well as their validity and importance for providing correctional and pedagogical aid to students
with special educational needs, are investigated.
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A New Approach to Pedagogical Local History in the Professional Development of the Teacher of the Future: From Comprehension to Translation
The importance of the problem under study stems from the rising demands of the state and modern
society for a teacher’s professional growth. The objective of this paper is to establish a new format of
pedagogical local history as a strategic resource for professional development of the teacher of the
future. The notion of pedagogical local history has been explained from the standpoint of a branch of
pedagogical science that investigates the past and current situation of education in the country and its
areas. Through the generalization of sources, clarification and interpretation of formulations, a new
approach was proposed to understanding pedagogy as it relates to the professional readiness of the
future teacher to independently manage his or her career, to determine the trajectory of profession,
and to set desirable goals to promote the cultural heritage through the interaction of times, the
development of a new one, and the preservation of the past. By incorporating the main principles
of digitalization into pedagogical practices, regional pedagogical traditions were articulated in the
context of the cultural heritage of generations of the Orenburg region. Regional factors have been
found as having a novel quality to the seemingly well-known processes of professional evolution
of the future teacher due to their “territorial” nature. The influence of pedagogical local history on
the construction of a distinctive individual-creative style of a new evolution teacher, as well as the
enrichment of historical and pedagogical heritage, was assessed analytically. The authors conclude
that evaluating the strategic resources of pedagogical local history, which could play a certain
reinforcing role in preparing a teacher for innovative pedagogical activities, based on the traditions
and historical experience of studying the region and understanding the modern problems of its
development, is of current importance. The Google Forms tool was used to conduct an online survey
of 235 instructors.