The Training of Future Fine Arts Teachers in Higher Ed ucation Institutions of Ukraine

Abstract

The societal requirements for the professionalism of Fine Arts teachers are undergoing continuous transformation, alongside shifts in the global political and intercultural paradigms. Contemporary trends in the modernization of the Ukrainian education system necessitate the integration of the STEAM educational model, which enriches school curricula with creative artistic disciplines, various types of design, industrial aesthetics, architecture, musical creativity, and visual plasticity. This model reflects the enduring pedagogical idea l of synthesizing science and art through complementarity, mutual enrichment, and the pursuit of harmonious approaches to the education and development of the child. Accordingly, the implementation of STEAM elements is identified as a key priority in the c urrent system of training future Fine Arts teachers within institutions of higher pedagogical education in Ukraine. An essential aspect of modernizing traditional teacher training is the inclusion of students’ artistic and mental experience, which promotes the enrichment and practical acquisition of artistic and mental properties inherent to art and the core values of arts education. Based on these considerations, the development of students’ artistic and Based on these considerations, the development of students’ artistic and pedagogical mentality can be regarded as a relevant pedagogical mentality can be regarded as a relevant and necessary objective of the and necessary objective of the contemporary training system for future Fine Arts teachers.contemporary training system for future Fine Arts teachers.