Educational Acmeology. Developmental Psychology
ISSN 2304-9790 (Print)
ISSN 2541-9013 (Online)


students – special psychologists

The Formation of the Motivational Component of Professional Development of Future Special Psychologists

In this article the results of comparative analysis of the notion «professional development», presented by Russian scientists-researchers, stresses the need for its consideration from the point of view of modern trends in professional education. Components of professional formation of future psychologists are special: target, motivational, substantive, procedural and reflexive evaluation. The motivational component represents a set of personal, cognitive and professional motives.