Research competence as the basis of students’ professional competence formation

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to investigate research competence as the basis of students’ professional competence formation. The definition to the notion of research competence as a complex personal formation has been given. Analysis of a significant number of studies and publications with the focus on the study of theoretical foundations of students’ scientific research activity organization, scientific research organizations, formation of readiness for scientific research activity has been done. Researchers’ approaches to defining the essence of the concept "research competence" have been distinguished. The characteristics of research competence, which are generally recognized as common and mandatory, have been identified. Research competence is considered as an indicator of the quality of education and is characterized by future specialists’ adaptation abilities to the conditions of multi-role research activity, including the ability to design and implement it, personal and professional self-realization, establishing interpersonal, business, professional, social connections and the ability to continue self-education.