Trends in the development of pedagogical universities in the context of the formation of the Information society in Russia (the first quarter of the 21st century)

Abstract

The article substantiates the conclusion about the formation of the information society in Russia in the Russian Federation, which is associated not only with the processes of globalization, but also with the development of knowledge–intensive industries, digitalization, the formation of ICT infrastructure, the corresponding transformations in society, networkization, etc. The thesis is proved that the concept of "networkization" has entered the semantic arsenal of various groups of researchers. It is stated that a special place in the general modernization of society is played by the modernization of education as a complex structural change in social institutions in Russia, including the system of higher pedagogical education. The article presents the features of modern pedagogical universities, as well as trends in their development: mega-trends: globalization, massification, democratization, technologization, digitalization of education; meso-trends characteristic of teacher education: focus on continuous professional development; providing self-regulated strategies for teacher training based on a practice-oriented approach and the use of hybrid learning formats and/or alternative pedagogies; mentoring development, media education; an ecological approach to the organization of the educational process, etc.