The personality of the future teacher: a review of foreign studies ; Личность будущего педагога: обзор зарубежных исследований

Introduction. Modern social and educational conditions of professional activity pose the challenge of developing the problems not of an already established teacher, but an emerging one, because it is at this moment that it is possible to design the conditions for the development of the personality of a future effective educator. This issue is actively discussed in the Russian literature, but there is no consideration of foreign studies on this issue. This article aims to present and analyze foreign psychological approaches to the study of the personality of a future teacher. The novelty of the study lies in the conceptualization of foreign psychological-pedagogical approaches to the study of the future teacher's personality. In addition, the personality of a future teacher is substantiated as an independent stage of specialist’s professional development, as well as a comparison of approaches to this problem in Russian and foreign psychology is made. Theoretical justification. The paper raises theoretical questions about the place of the problem of the future teacher's personality in the structure of foreign pedagogical psychology and psychology of education, theoretical and methodological approaches underlying foreign research, the directions of studying the future teacher's personality, and the personality model of the future teacher. These aspects of the analysis of foreign publications will make it possible to substantiate the provisions on the dominance of the general psychological "Big Five" factor model in the study of the future teacher's personality in foreign psychology, as well as on the similarities and differences in the theoretical and methodological foundations of Russian and foreign pedagogical psychology and psychology of education. Results. The directions of foreign research on this topic are considered: individual and personal characteristics necessary for the successful professional development of the future teacher; value-motivational components of the future teacher's personality; regulators ...