Psychological and Pedagogical Training of Future Teachers in Ukraine: Modern Realities and Innovative Practices of Content Update

The article presents the resultsof the scientific study “Developmentof the Contentof Psychological and Pedagogical Training of Future Teachers on a Competency-Based Basis” (РK 0123U100447, 2023–2025) by researchers of the Department of Content and Technologies of Pedagogical Education of the Ivan Zyazyun Institute of Pedagogical Education and Adult Education of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The purpose of the study is to improve the content of psychological and pedagogical training of future teachers in institutions of professional pre-higher and higher education on a competency-based basis, taking into account the challenges of war and post-war reconstruction. The content of psychological and pedagogical training of future teachers at different educational levels was monitored and an online survey of teachers was conducted on the state of readiness to update the content of psychological and pedagogical disciplines. Based on the content analysis of educational programs, syllabi, and teaching materials, the specifics of structuring the content of psychological and pedagogical training of future teachers at the level of professional pre-higher education, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral educational levels are characterized. The pedagogical conditions for improving the content of psychological and pedagogical training of future teachers at different educational levels in institutions of professional pre-higher and higher pedagogical education in war conditions and during the period of post-war reconstruction of the country are theoretically substantiated. Educational and methodological support for improving the content of psychological and pedagogical training of future teachers at different educational levels, taking into account key competencies during the period of post-war reconstruction of the country, has been developed, and its practical significance has been monitored during the experiment and testing.