Psychological climate of the department as a predictor of pedagogical conservatism of a university teacher

Introduction. The relevance of the results of the presented study of pedagogical conservatism of a university teacher is determined by the need to implement the principle of cooperation and interaction as an indicator of improving the psychological climate in the team in the conditions of the pedagogical environment in order to overcome emotional dissatisfaction, increased anxiety, intensity of professional activity, stereotypical behavior, ensuring the effective implementation of innovative educational projects. The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship between the indicators of the psychological climate of the department and the level of manifestation of pedagogical conservatism of a university teacher. Theoretical analysis. The state of pedagogical conservatism of a university teacher arises in conditions of high intensity, emotional tension of pedagogical activity against the background of systemic transformations leading to the actualization of protective psychological mechanisms in the conditions of maintaining pedagogical experience. Empirical analysis. A correlation relationship was revealed between the indicators of the psychological climate of the department and pedagogical conservatism of a university teacher. Methods: “Methodology for assessing the psychological atmosphere in a team” (A. F. Fidler); questionnaire “Assessment of pedagogical conservatism” (I. B. Avakyan). Conclusion. Predictors of pedagogical conservatism are determined by indicators of the psychological climate of the department (hostility, disagreement, coldness, ill will, boredom, unproductivity), the optimization of which in the process of professional activity provides a condition for overcoming destructive phenomena. The results of the study can be used by psycho logists and heads of structural divisions in order to transform pedagogical interaction as a result of a favorable psychological climate and a condition for overcoming the state of pedagogical conservatism.