Yevtushenko N. Systems of professional development of teachers of natural and mathematical subjects in postgraduate education of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland.

The dissertation presents a systematic analysis as a basis for developing a methodology for researching in-service teacher training systems in postgraduate education in Ukraine and the Republic of Poland; the comparative analysis of basic research concepts in the scientific space of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland is carried out; the problem of advanced training of teachers of natural and mathematical subjects in postgraduate education in the pedagogical theory is analyzed. Іt has been found out that the leading idea of the concept of research of the chosen problem is the priority of a monographic study of in-service teacher training systems in postgraduate education in Ukraine and the Republic of Poland along with subsequent systematic comparative analysis in the areas defined by the comparison criteria (normative-target; structural-institutional; content-procedural; prognostic-developmental). The study of the selected problem was carried out on the basis of comparative, systemic, structural-functional, axiological, andragogical, and competence approaches. A comparative analysis of the legal framework for in-service training of teachers of science and mathematics in postgraduate education in Ukraine and the Republic of Poland showed that the code of laws on professional development of teachers in both countries is similar. The main legal acts in the field of teacher training are the relevant laws: in Ukraine – the Law of Ukraine «On Higher Education» (2014), the Law «On Education» (2017), the Law «On Complete General Secondary Education» (2020); and in the Republic of Poland – the Law «On the Education System» (Ustawa o systemie oświaty) (1991), the Law «On Higher Education» (Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym) (2005); Law on Education (Prawo oświatowe) (2016), «Teacher's Card» (Karta na uczyciela) (1982). The organizational structures of the in-service training systems for Ukrainian and Polish teachers in postgraduate education are similar for both countries. It has been established that the studied systems have a similar multilevel nature and operate at the national, regional, municipal, local levels. Similar in content are the following areas: modern teaching methods, psychological and pedagogical support, competence development, implementation of information and communication technologies, the basis of inclusive education. Similar areas of educational policy of Ukraine and Poland in the implementation of in-service teacher training have been identified, namely: introduction of the European credit accumulation system, integration into the European educational space, providing professional development of teachers aimed at improving student achievement. Distinctive in the system of advanced training of teachers of natural sciences and mathematics in postgraduate education in Ukraine is the slow pace of its development, which requires acceleration and dynamism of the educational process. The tendencies of development of systems of advanced training of the Ukrainian and Polish specialists have been characterized; the comparative analysis of perspective directions of reforming of system of advanced training of teachers of natural and mathematical subjects in postgraduate education of Ukraine has been carried out. The prognostic model of advanced training of teachers in postgraduate education of Ukraine has been constructed taking into account constructive ideas of the Polish experience; the semantic filling of its components (a component) has been characterized. Perspective directions of using constructive ideas of the Polish experience of advanced training of teachers of natural and mathematical subjects in Ukraine are offered.