Readiness of Pre-Service Teachers for Professional Self-Development

Ol'ga Tihomirova; Ivan Zhibarev

doi:10.21603/2542-1840-2026-10-3-471-483

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READINESS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FOR PROFESSIONAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT Readiness of Pre-Service Teachers for Professional Self-Development

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Published in Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Humanities and Social Sciences · Volume 10, Issue 3, 2026 · Pages 471–483 · Rubric: Methodology and Technology of University Education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/2542-1840-2026-10-3-471-483 · EDN: FRKIKB

Received: 06.04.2026 Accepted: 29.06.2026 Published: 15.10.2026

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Ol'ga Tihomirova

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Ivan Zhibarev

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Ol'ga Tihomirova

Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University Russian Federation · Yaroslavl

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Ivan Zhibarev

Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushinsky Russian Federation · Yaroslavl

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ABSTRACT

Lifelong education relies on a readiness for self-development. School teachers must be able to respond to educational changes through continuous self-improvement. However, graduates of teacher training universities often struggle to adapt to challenging working conditions. This study attempts to identify the components of student teachers’ readiness for professional self-development and self-design that are relevant to modern pedagogical training. While numerous survey methods exist for assessing readiness for self-development, acmeological projects created by students require a distinct evaluation method to measure the quality of professional self-design. This study of student readiness for professional self-development adopts an anthropological approach by evaluating individual products of self-design activities and plans for professional and personal development. Based on the anthropological definition of students as agents of their own education, the research relied on a comprehensive self-assessment method for general pedagogical competence and an evaluation of students’ individual professional and personal development roadmaps. These roadmaps were compiled by 186 fourth-year student teachers during their teaching internships. A future educator’s readiness for professional self-development was defined as a complex ability to self-design. Only 6% of participants demonstrated a reflective attitude toward their self-assessment results. For 7%, their goals were directly linked to these self-assessment results and reflected the priority of professional self-development. One-third connected their objectives and implementation outcomes to the self-assessment results, demonstrating specific and sufficient activities to resolve the identified problems. Therefore, pre-service teachers require specialized training in professional self-design focused on developing self-analysis and self-assessment skills to foster long-term reflection on their professional future.

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self-development, readiness for professional self-development, ability for professional self-design, components of readiness for self-development, students of the pedagogical university, individual professional development plan

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Ol'ga Tihomirova, Zhibarev I. A.. "Readiness of Pre-Service Teachers for Professional Self-Development." Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Humanities and Social Sciences 10.3 (2026): 471-483. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/2542-1840-2026-10-3-471-483. EDN: FRKIKB.

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Tihomirova O. V., Zhibarev I. A. (2026). Readiness of Pre-Service Teachers for Professional Self-Development. Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Humanities and Social Sciences, 10(3), 471-483. https://doi.org/10.21603/2542-1840-2026-10-3-471-483 EDN: FRKIKB.

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Ol'ga Tihomirova, Zhibarev I. A.. "Readiness of Pre-Service Teachers for Professional Self-Development." Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Humanities and Social Sciences 10, no. 3 (2026): 471-483. https://doi.org/10.21603/2542-1840-2026-10-3-471-483. EDN: FRKIKB.

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