Professionalism of pedagogical activity as the subject of scientific research

The article generalizes the dominant approaches to the disclosure of the concept of "professionalism" and "pedagogical professionalism" in the scientific literature. Attention is drawn to the fact that the professionalism is a combination of the professionalism of the individual and the professionalism of pedagogical activity, which determines its formation as a professional capable of self-development, self-realization, transcendental access to a qualitatively new level of activity. As we see, recently the term "pedagogical professionalism" has become one of the key concepts of the theory of pedagogical work and pedagogical education, but its explanation and interpretation remains a topical research task, the solution of which is the search for modern scholars. Analyzing existing in the scientific literature interpretation of the concept of pedagogical professionalism, it should be noted the development of trends to model the structure of this phenomenon, the allocation of various activities and personal characteristics as its essential parties. Since the number of definitions of pedagogical professionalism actually coincides with the number of their authors, the views of domestic and foreign researchers on the essence, content and structure of the phenomenon are ambiguous, which greatly complicates their identification and adversely affects the process of forming the professionalism of educational staff in pedagogical practice. The professionalism of the teacher is: the norm, an example of the implementation of teaching activities in accordance with the current level of pedagogical knowledge and values, acting as the regulatory mechanism of the work of a teacher, educator, and academic; the professionalism of the teacher is identified with the preparedness, competence, skill of the teacher-educator, with a particular attitude of the teacher to execution their duties at the level of vocation, mission. The description of the teacher's professionalism in the categories of daily consciousness is a valuable accumulation of empirical experience, but somewhat superficial and therefore insufficient to characterize a phenomenon that requires a more specific scientific explanation.