Boychevska I. Professional socialization of technical profile specialists at German higher educational establishments

Thesis for a Candidate degree, speciality 13.00.04 - theory and methods of professional education. - Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Uman, 2013. The thesis is dedicated to problem of technical profile specialists professional socialization at German higher educational establishments. Organizational and pedagogical principles of technical profile specialists professional socialization at German higher educational establishments have been investigated, the periodization of German educational system reformation from 1990 to 2011 has been made, professional socialization components (academic, practical, technology-pedagogical and mobile) have been defined. The contents of the key terms of the thesis ("professional socialization", "technical profile specialist", "competence", "professional competence") have been refined. The analysis of institutional and normative-legal assurance of technical profile specialists professional socialization especially at German specialized higher educational establishments and technical universities, which educate technical profile specialists, has been further developed. New facts, ideas and principles concerning technical profile specialists professional socialization have been introduced into the Ukrainian researcher's use. Practical recommendations concerning the application of the German experience of technical specialists' professional socialization at Ukrainian universities have been developed by the author on four levels (administrative, organizational, practical levels and the level of content).