Professionally significant personality traits of university students as education stakeholders: Current state and development vectors

Introduction. The article examines the problem of searching for factors which determine the quality of students’ professional preparation within pedagogical universities and their aspiration to pursue a career in the field of school education. The purpose of the study is to identify the professional personality traits of students as education stakeholders in modern conditions and the degree of their influence on the preparation for the teaching career Materials and Methods. The methodological basis of the research consists of system-activity and socio-cultural approaches. The main research methods are theoretical (analysis of scholarly literature, comparison and generalization of the results of methodological and theoretical procedures) and empirical methods, including interviews, questionnaires aimed at assessing the neuropsychiatric stability of future teachers (the ‘Prediction’ inventory), testing (R. Cattell’s 16-factor questionnaire). The Pearson chi-squared (χ2) criterion was used for statistical processing of experimental data. Results. The article analyzes and summarizes the research of Russian and international researchers devoted to the issues of professionally significant personality traits of Education students as education stakeholders. Based on the results of the empirical study, the personality characteristics of students have been identified, which play a significant role in the process of professional education and in their future careers. Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research, professionally significant personality traits of students of a pedagogical university have been identified, acting as the basis for their further teaching careers. These features include: self-confidence, sufficient reasonableness in actions against the background of realistic judgments, practicality of actions performed, demanding attitude towards others, conscious observance of norms and rules of behavior, perseverance in achieving goals, responsibility and business orientation of professional behavior. The statistical data obtained show that modern teacher education is changing intensively. The success of a teacher largely depends on their psychological readiness and personal qualities. The professional characteristics of the student’s personality are considered as the core of professional preparation.