Fostering Leadership in Technology Education: Enhancing Design Culture Through Research Engagement of Future Educators

The research aims to reveal the specifics of involving future technology teachers in Ukraine in research work. The significance of the research work is that a future teacher gains knowledge not only to teach students but also to develop professionally, which is impossible without involving future teachers in research and scientific activities. For the purpose of the research, the following aspects have been considered: the essence of research activity in the preparation of future teachers of technology, forms and methods of conducting research and development activities, analysis of using research work in the training of future technology teachers in the context of Ukrainian higher education institutions, consideration of problematic aspects of implementing research and development activities in the training of future teachers, recommendations for implementing research work in the training of future teachers. The results of the research are significant for determining the level of training future technology teachers for research activities. This makes it possible to identify the problematic aspects of students’ training, the possibility of introducing scientific and research activities into the educational process, and the state of research activities in the training of future technology teachers in general. Accordingly, important issues were considered that will help the administration of higher education institutions in Ukraine to improve the quality of education and make the training of future teachers more comprehensive. The ways of introducing research activities into teacher education in technology were suggested and the means of including them in such activities were proposed. In addition, it was taken into account that modern scientific and research activities are often reproduced in a virtual form; therefore, future teachers can actively participate in online conferences, forums, and seminars, and conduct studies in the format of a survey on social networks. Therefore, the present research is essential both for technology students and for teachers and managers of higher education institutions, which will significantly improve the quality of technology education.