REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES OF LECTURERS IN SPECIALISED SUB- JECTS IN AGRICULTURAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Authors:   State Biotechnological University, Drozdova Iryna 
Published: February 2025

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the requirements for the professional qualities of lec-
turers in specialized subjects in higher education institutions in the agrarian direction. The tasks of the re-
search consist in defining many educational problems. An analysis of the existing problems and unresolved
issues of the formation of professional qualities of lecturers in specialized subjects in agrarian higher educa-
tion institutions, revealed in systemic contradictions, was carried out. It was noted that a modern lecturer
should be prepared for professional activities involving innovative technologies, work in the new informa-
tion society, etc. Methodological approaches such as systemic and synergistic ones were used to identify
professional qualities; general philosophical principles of objectivity were applied as well. The arti cle exam- The arti cle exam- The article exam-
ines the problem of the formation of professional qualities of lecturers of agricultural courses in higher ed-
ucation institutions; in particular, the requirements of modern Ukrainian society for educated and competi-
tive specialists, specified by the level of professionalism and personal development, are analyzed. The prob-
lem is complicated by the conditions of martial law and further prospects for adjustment in the post-war pe-
riod of recovery of Ukraine. An analysis of the professional qualities of a lecturer was carried out, and such
aspects as professional responsibility, autonomy of the profession, responsibility for the effectiveness of the
educational process, high level of freedom, creative nature of activity, scientific work of the lecturer, imple-
mentation of administrative and managerial procedures, self-improvement, formation of self-esteem, and
goal setting were noted as critical ones for the formation of professional qualities and their practical imple-
mentation. The role and importance of motivation as the basis of professional improvement of lecturers in
agricultural higher education institutions on the basis of the formation of positive qualities of the lecturer is
emphasized. Attention is drawn to the educational process in institutions of higher education, organized to
ensure continuity, purposefulness and gradualness of professional development at the reproductive, mean-
ingful, effective, complex, creative, and formative levels. The importance of professional suitability and pro-
fessional readiness is considered and indicated; pedagogical activity is characterized by the following qual-
ities: obligation, thoroughness, conscientiousness, strong-willed characteristics, resourcefulness, self-disci-
pline, endurance, and emotional stability. The content of professional qualities significant for the agrarian
sector of the economy is substantiated: skills in the correct organization of the work process, understand-
ing the operation of agricultural machinery and modern production, understanding natural processes, etc.
The conclusions indicate that the professional qualities of the lecturer in the agricultural higher edu-
cation institution will involve a conscious and purposeful process of developing professional qualities in ac-
cordance with social requirements, pedagogical activity and the personal program of the lecturer in the dif-
ficult conditions of martial law.