SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE COMPETENCE-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF MODERN PEDAGOGICAL HIGHER EDUCATION
The article is devoted to the concept of competence and its meaning in the framework of the expanding and complex sphere of human activity. The authors examine modern key competencies in demand and their role in student training in the face of uncertainty and the emergence of new professions, and define the role of social technologies in the educational process at a modern pedagogical university. The paper includes the outcomes of social diagnostics used in the course of student training in the Pedagogical Education graduate program and the application of those outcomes in the research work of the Adult Education graduate program students. The authors emphasize the relevance of such professional training technology as the organization of social partnerships with employers.