UDC 796.077.5

Associate Professor, PhD A.V. Gutko¹
Dr.Sc.Psych., Professor O.V. Suvorova²
Postgraduate M.M. Kulikov^3
1National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod
²Kozma Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University (Minin University), Nizhny Novgorod
³Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Nizhny Novgorod

The article presents the results of a study investigating the prerequisites of developing psychological competency of students in the area of studies "Physical Education and Sports", specialization "Management in the Field of Physical Education and Sports". The purpose of this article is to present the results of the study investigating the prerequisites of developing psychological competency of future managers in physical education. Psychological competency as a meta-competency is a holistic integrative professional and personal education, which consists of a system of components (knowledge, motivation and values, activity) and subsystems (psychopedagogical, communicative, autopsychological, socio-psychological, socio-perceptual). In the process of developing a system of competences as a cognitive and personal professional potential, students are supposed to acquire key competences in the form of didactic units of subjects (elective modules of subjects) included in basic and optional parts of the curriculum. The competences are generalized and solidified in the process of research work, practical training and internships. The development of integrated psychological competency involves the following stages: guiding and direction; motivation and reflection; information; active implementation; expansion of competence spheres. The research sample was 66 third and fourth year students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports enrolled in the program "Management in the Field of Physical Education and Sports". Assessment of their psychological competence following the implementation of the development program showed the efficiency of the educational prerequisites of its development.

Keywords: future manager in physical education, psychological competency, psychological competences.

References

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