Participative teacher training in pedagogical universities

The relevance of the problem of participative training of students in pedagogical universities arises from the socio-economic changes that required a revision of the main positions of higher pedagogical education. Based on the conceptual and terminological analysis, a terminological set of basic concepts of the studied issue was created. These terms include participative, participativity, pedagogical participativity, participative teacher training. Following the analysis of the authors’ understanding of participative training of students in pedagogical universities, the main characteristics of participative teacher training were identified. The article presents the authors’ definition of the concept of participative teacher training, which is understood as a training system (theoretical, methodological, practical) that pursues the formation of participative competence, reflecting the new subject-subject relations of a teacher and a student, characterized by equality, cooperation, co-management, common interests, views and values, creativity and pedagogical empathy...