PEDAGOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE HERITAGE OF TURKIC THINKERS IN THE FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL PERSONALITY OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

Abstract

In recent decades, pedagogical education has focused on developing professional competencies in the teachers’ training. There is also a need to focus on the individual perspective of pre-service teachers, who understand norms of behavior, moral principles, and adhere to ethical values. Thus, it is becoming increasingly important to draw on the pedagogical legacy of Turkic philosophers, who historically were the founders of humanistic theories. The purpose of this study was to identify the pedagogical potential of the works of Al-Farabi, Yusuf Balasaghuni, Mahmud Kashgari, and Ahmed Yassawi for the professional preparation of future teachers. The study’s approach was qualitative that combines comparative, historical, and thematic analysis. The sources included the works of these thinkers that articulate pedagogical ideas. Their comparison allowed the development of a model based on the concepts of developing human cognitive abilities, moral education, understanding cultural identity, social responsibility, and spiritual development. This model of the personality of the future teacher includes four interrelated components that align with competency-based approaches to teacher training. Its expansion involves incorporating a person's beliefs, values, and moral principles. The scientific novelty of the study demonstrates the reconstruction of a holistic model of the professional personality of a future teacher. This is made possible by the synthesis of the pedagogical ideas of Turkic thinkers. The practical significance lies in the potential for applying the identified pedagogical ideas to the content of modern teacher training programs and using them as the foundation of professional education.