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Introduction
Analysis of scientific literature on the problem of Research and experimental work were carried out in
determining the effectiveness of experimental research several stages, each of which provided for specific
on the professional training of specialists in the social tasks to obtain data for further processing.
sphere (Bezpalko, 2015; Bogdanova, 2016; Vainola, In the first stage (2010-2011), a search portion of the
2009; Grinyova, 2014; Grishchenko, 2011; Gurenko, experiment was conducted. During this period the
2013; Zvereva, 2013; Kapska, 2010; Karpenko, 2007; problem of prevention of pupils' maladjustment was
Myshchik, 1997; Polischuk, 2011; Teslenko, 2007; studied as a phenomenon of social-pedagogical science
Kharchenko, 2006, etc.) showed that the necessity of and practice of social work, the peculiarities of their
distinguishing the logical sequence of it and the use in the system of professional training of future
selection of clear methodological support at all its specialists of social sphere were studied and the initial
stages was substantiated by the scientists. theoretical principles of the research were specified.
On the basis of the generalization of the ideas of During the pilot part of the experiment, the following
scientists (Goncharenko, 2010; Kiveryalg, 1980; activities were carried out:
Kraevskii, 2001; Yadov, 2007), it was determined that 1. Study of the attitude of teachers and students of the
among the important conditions for the effective specialty “Social pedagogy” to the problem of
implementation of experimental research is its validity, preventing maladjustment of pupils.
representativeness, reproducibility, systemicity and 2. Identification of the opportunities of the partner
optimality in choosing methods and tools. Taking into network of institutions in relation to the
account the foregoing, in order to ensure the implementation of the professional training of
effectiveness of the pedagogical experiment, we have specialists to the specified type of activity.
identified a certain logical structure of the experiment. 3. Diagnosis of the level of formation in specialists of
The aim of the study. To describe the structure of the social sphere of preparedness for the
conducting a pedagogical experiment on the problem implementation of prevention of maladjustment of
of professional training of future social pedagogues and pupils in various social institutions. Diagnostic tools of
social workers for prevention of maladjustment of this part of the experiment consisted of methods of
pupils and determine its qualitative results. observation, interviews, questionnaires, oral
questioning, document analysis.
Material and methods In the second stage (2012-2013) a theoretical analysis
In order to test the hypothesis of the study on the of literary sources on the problem of training future
effectiveness of the developed system of professional specialists in the social sphere for the prevention of
training of future social pedagogues and social workers maladjustment of pupils was conducted, there was
for the prevention of maladjustment of pupils from systematized and generalized the scientific and
2011 to 2018, a scientific and pedagogical experiment pedagogical experience of implementing the
was conducted on the basis of the H. S. Skovoroda professional education of future social pedagogues and
Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, social workers to the appropriate kind of professional
A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, activity, scientific assumptions were formed, further
Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, and social study of the research problem continued. At this time,
institutions of the partner university of higher the task of the study, its concept, working hypothesis
education network (Kharkiv secondary school No 36, were formulated, the toolkit for the experiment was
Kharkiv gymnasium No 43, Kharkiv specialized developed. For this part of the study, theoretical
secondary school No 134, CSSSDM of Kyiv and methods of research (analysis, synthesis, comparison,
Kholodnogorsk districts, Kharkiv regional center of abstraction, generalization, modeling) were widely
social & psychological rehabilitation and Kharkiv used.
regional children's center of social psychological At the third stage of the research (2013-2014), the
rehabilitation “Harmony”, social services of the qualitative part of the experimental study was
charitable organization “Charitable Foundation conducted, during which the initial level of formation
“Caritas-Kharkiv” and charitable organization of professional competence of future social pedagogues
“Kharkiv Charitable Foundation “Blago”, Kharkiv and social workers for the prevention of maladjustment
regional public organization “Health Culture”). of pupils was determined. The diagnosis of the level of
Experimental work was based on the assumption that formation in future specialists of the social sphere of
the modeling and implementation of the system of preparedness for the implementation of the prevention
training future specialists in the social sphere to of maladjustment of pupils in various social institutions
prevent maladjustment of pupils in various social at the beginning of the experiment, was conducted
institutions in a professionally-oriented educational using such tools as observation methods, interviews,
space would ensure the professional readiness of future questionnaires, oral questioning, testing, document
specialists in the social sphere (social pedagogues and analysis, and mathematical statistics. To perform
social workers) to the corresponding kind of diagnosis of the formation of the readiness of future
professional activity, where leading components would specialists of the social sphere to prevent the
be competencies such as motivational and value-based, maladjustment of pupils, were used the following
affective-conative, cognitive-instrumental, professional criteria and markers: motivational and value-based
activity-based. (interest and need to work on prevention of

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