DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE TEACHERS’ PERSONAL EXPERIENCEIN THE PROCESS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Authors:   Doctor in Psychology, Professor, Head of Preschool Education Department,Mykola Gogol Nizhyn State University, KONONKO Olena 
Published: January 2021

ntroduction. The article reveals the es-sence of the concept of "personal experience", which means a set of knowledge, skills, abilities, habits, value systems; it is substantiated that the phenomenon is mani-fested in the ability of the future specialist of preschool education to make theirown adequate decisions. Criteria and indicators of development of personal experience of the student in educational process of ZVO of a pedagogical profile are defined, its typology is characterized. The author's model of optimization of educational process is presented, principles, psychological and pedagogical conditions, methods and forms of actualization and en-richment of personal experience are definedThe purpose to theoretically substantiate the phenom-enon of personal experience, to characterize theauthor's typology of personal experience of the future specialist of preschool education, to present the model of its effective actualization and development.Methods:analysis and generalization of data of philo-sophical and psychological–pedagogical literature; theo-retical modeling to build an experimental structural and functional model of the study; questionnaires, creation of problem situations, project method.Results.It is substantiated that the problem of devel-opment of personal experience of future specialists in preschool education is insufficiently studied by domestic science. The content and structure of the leading category are determined, the criteria for assessing the degree of development of students' own experience are developed. The criteria include: the productivity of their lives and activities, the development of self-awareness, the nature of motivation, basic qualities and properties. The indica-tors of the criteria were the degree of formation of knowledge, skills and attitudes of thesubjects to the profession and their own experience as a personal re-source. The author's typology of personal experience of future specialists in the preschool sphere has been devel-oped, which consists of four types–spiritually oriented, personalized, technologically subordinated and pragmat-ic. It is stated that in the traditional organization of the educational process in the Free Economic Zone, the vast majority of future professionals are characterized by insufficient independence, self-confidence andcreativity.An author's model of optimization of the educational process aimed at updating and developing the personal experience of future preschool education specialists has been created. The psychological and pedagogical condi-tions include: the development of reflection, adequate assessment of events, situations, achievements and shortcomings; bringing the content of education closer to the realities of modern life; exercise in the ability to per-ceive and interpret phenomena, actions, results of activi-ties from different points of view, to distinguish appropri-ate and unreasonable; fostering openness to new experi-ences, development of interest and ability to experiment, vary, show independence and creativity, move away from patterns. An effective method of implementing this strate-gy has been developed.Originality: for the first time: criteria for assessing the types of personal position of future preschool education specialists are determined, an author's typology is creat-ed, a structural-functional modelof optimization of the educational process is developed; received further devel-opment of key research concepts.Conclusion.The future experience of the future spe-cialist of preschool education as a personal integral and an important resource contributes to the full professional development of student youth. The author's model of optimization of the process of personal and professional training of young people actualizes the problem of person-al experience, determines the vectors and tools of its development. The developed structural and functional model is aimed at creating a creative environment in the institution of higher education, ensuring the balance of basic and new information, the formation of students' conscious attitude to life and the chosen profession.Keywords: