The Image of the Profession of Correctional Teacher among Students of Higher Educational Institutions
The Image of the Profession of Correctional Teacher among Students of Higher Educational Institutions

Summary/Abstract: The research is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of forming the image of the profession of correctional teacher. The article outlines the general concept of image and structure of the image of the profession of correctional teacher. The publication describes the features of the conscious and subconscious components of the image of the correctional teacher.Students are a special category of subjects perceiving the image of correctional teacher. The study showed that university students expect a corrective teacher to be in a dominant position, indicating that there are inadequate expectations about his profession. The subconscious component of the image of the correctional teacher at the students reflects the attitude of them to the correctional teacher, first of all not as a professional, but as to the same person as they themselves. As a result, students often attach the role of correctional educator to their people.Therefore, we consider it necessary to carry out measures for the pedagogical education of students regarding the features of the correctional profession and take measures to explain to the students the functions of the correctional teacher and the ways to improve the image of correctional and pedagogical assistance, the allocation of its positive aspects.

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