INTERACTION WITH THE TUTOR AS A COMPONENT OF ADAPTATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

Abstract

The article analyses the role of curatorship and tutoring in the process of adaptation of future educators of preschool institutions and primary school teachers to the conditions of study in the higher education institution. The typical problems, types and forms of adaptation of first-year students to the conditions of the new educational and social environment are revealed, the relevance of students’ adaptation in the aspect of professional preparation for partnership is substantiated. The essence of the concept “adaptation”, “adaptation of students to the conditions of HEI”, “tutoring”, “interaction”, their features are characterized. The article emphasizes the urgent need for development of tutoring as a specially organized professional activity. In order to determine the level of adaptation to the conditions of higher education institution, the results of a survey of first-year students of specialties “Preschool Education”, “Primary Education” of the Pedagogical Faculty of Kherson State University were analyzed. Respondents showed a low level of willingness to change, to integrate into a new living environment, a tendency to avoid new impressions and emotional experiences. The subjective rate of overall satisfaction with the admission to higher education institution is also below average. Based on the analysis of these indicators, conclusions on the difficulties of adaptation of fist-year students to the new social environment are formulated, the ways of effective adaptation of students in higher education institution are suggested. The obtained results have practical value and can be applied in the implementation of the tutoring system. The article gives specific examples of forms of the work with first-year students in the period of adaptation. It is concluded that in the first year of study in higher education institution there is a need to develop a comprehensive methodological system of adaptive activities of tutors for the formation of general and professional competencies of future teachers, personal qualities required in scientific and pedagogical work.