Professional development of scientific and pedagogical staff of a confessional university: regulatory support and modern educational practices

Abstract

Systematic professional development of scientific and pedagogical staff contributes to the development of competitiveness of an educational organization in the Russian educational space. A special place in the training of new personnel is occupied by confessional universities, the founders of which are centralized religious organizations. The purpose of the study is to present the experience of a confessional university in the implementation of mandatory professional development programs by scientific and pedagogical workers. Tasks: 1) to study the regulatory documents regulating professional development; 2) to develop a comprehensive system of additional professional education, taking into account the peculiarities of a confessional university. The research is based on a set of theoretical and empirical methods. The theoretical and methodological basis consists of the key provisions of the competence approach in higher education, the concept of active learning, and the principles of case technology. The empirical study was conducted on the basis of a non–governmental private institution - the educational organization of higher education "Missionary Institute", Yekaterinburg. A comprehensive system of additional professional education (advanced training) for scientific and pedagogical staff of a confessional university has been developed and implemented. The DPO programs were created taking into account modern scientific and pedagogical trends, legal requirements, and features of confessional education. The necessity of mastering a number of mandatory professional development programs by university teachers is substantiated. The presented professional development programs for scientific and pedagogical staff of a confessional university are necessary components in the organization of the work of educational organizations and an important condition for the successful passage of inspections by supervisory authorities. The prospects for further research are related to the analysis of the effectiveness of the implementation of educational training programs in a confessional university.