Prospective strategies for improving teachers' psycho-logical and pedagogical knowledge based on the use of feature film materials

The research problem and the rationale for its relevance. The relevance of this article is associated with the search for effective tools to improve the quality of general education and development of professionalism of teachers of general educational organizations. For this purpose it is proposed to pay special attention to the development of their psychological and pedagogical knowledge, in particular, in the system of additional professional education. The contradiction between the need of teachers in the development of psychological and pedagogical knowledge and their insufficient motivational readiness for this activity is revealed. The question of applying new pedagogical strategies and means aimed at overcoming this contradiction in additional professional education is raised. The goal of the research is to specify strategies that meet the following requirements: 1) reliance on the motivational and value foundations of teachers; 2) availability of elements with noticeable emotional potential; 3) accessibility for wide application. Methodology. Vygotsky's idea of the unity of processes of affective and intellectual development is the basis of this work. The author believes that the improvement of the affective area of teachers' consciousness using the materials of feature films can serve as a means of developing their key professional competencies. Results. As a result of the review of scientific research the conclusion is made about the significant projective possibilities of cinema for solving various educational problems, including the improvement of scientific psychological and pedagogical knowledge of teachers of general educational organizations. Pedagogical strategy based on the application of projective functions of feature films in the system of additional professional education is proposed. At the basis of this kind of strategy is proposed to consider the principles that increase the effectiveness of the use of materials of feature films in the work with teachers mastering additional professional programs in the system of training and retraining. The scientific novelty of the study consists in the enrichment of andragogic science promising strategies to improve teachers' psychological and pedagogical knowledge. The principles underlying the strategies are described: holography, collective interpretation, aesthetics, criticality, psychological ecology, mental education, energy conservation. The practical significance of the proposed author's approach lies in the possibility of applying the proposed principles in the training of teachers in organizations of additional professional education and centers for continuous professional development of teachers.