CONCEPTUAL BASES OF MODELING OF UNIVERSITY INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT: THEORETICAL ASPECT

Abstract

The article deals with the conceptual fundamentals of modeling the educational environment of a higher education institution. The article examines the possibilities of designing the educational environment in universities; offers an educational environment-oriented model. The university’s educational environment is defined as a multi-faceted structure that purposefully and spontaneously influences the professional and personal development of the future specialist, ensuring his / her readiness for professional activity and / or continuation of training, successful self-realization in the process of life activity. The educational environment is a set of material factors of the educational process and interpersonal relationships that establish the subjects of education in pedagogical interaction. Points of view of Ukrainian as well as foreign researchers who have been studying the peculiarities of the educational environment in higher education are compared. The article also confirms that the problem of the deliberate break in the activity of differently orientated educational institutions can be overcome by means of educational environment modeling, which combines school, pre-university and university education with a single target setting. Importance of teachers being ready for modeling the educational environment, which results in its quality and efficiency, is also revealed in the article. Prospects for further research are to investigate the impact of the higher education institution’s educational environment on the personal and professional development of each participant in the educational process.