The article is devoted to the analysis of the research of the Dutch professor Dick Ferdinand Swaab in the context of interdependence and interplay of heredity, environment and upbringing on the formation and development of personality. The authors, conducting a critical review of Dick Swaab’s publications, were focused on the important features of personality formation, integrating in this context information from psychology, pedagogy and neurobiology. The publication shows the close connection of all factors influencing the formation of personality; their interdependence and interdependence at different age stages of personality development are proved. Indicated clear correlation between research on neurobiology and pedagogy, in this context, mutual proven link between the sciences and their joint impact on people. It is determined that the fatal development of personality significantly depends on the individual characteristics of the material, shows the influence of bad habits of materials on genetic mutations in humans. It is shown that intellectual development is a complex process that depends on both the genetic makeup of the person and the environment. It is proved that upbringing and social interaction were and remain the drivers of cultural and civilizational formation of the individual at different age stages. Emphasis is placed on the fact that social contact is an important factor in hormonal processes within the human body; it is shown that the processes of personality formation are actively influenced by external factors (optimal proportion of movement and sleep, failure of the biological clock, stress, impaired fine motor skills, etc.). It is shown that economic status is one of the factors of intellectual development of children with developmental disabilities. The study, based on the basic practical results obtained by Professor Dick Swab, presents the need for a thorough study of these interdependencies and the relationship of students of pedagogical specialties in the context of providing training for future educators.

The article analyzes the views of domestic and foreign scientists on the essence of «leadership competence» concept, identifies and scientifically conditions the structure of leadership competence of future marketing analysts. As a result of the research the author states that, firstly, leadership competence is a steady integral component of supraprofessional competence of a marketing analyst; secondly, leadership competence of future marketing analysts, as well as its components in most cases is not a natural phenomenon, but emerges as a result of certain experience of a person, which runs on their positive attitude to this phenomenon, awareness of motives and needs in it, acquired knowledge, skills and personal qualities of people, which then find practical implementation in the form of leadership behaviour. Based on the analysis of psychological and pedagogical investigations we have identified the following structural components of leadership competence of future market analysts: motivational (motives, needs, emotions, values in regard to leadership), cognitive (knowledge, leadership beliefs), activity (actions, skills, abilities, leadership behaviour) and personality (complex of leadership qualities, reflexivity, empathy, emotional intelligence). According to the analysis of the primary positions that can be held by a bachelor of marketing, the functions and corresponding professional competences that require the formed leadership competency of a marketing analyst are identified and it is demonstrated how the leadership competency is realized in the marketing activity. Thus, leadership competence provides grounds for efficient activity in the field of marketing, creating conditions for manifestation of initiative, responsibility and active economic position of a marketing specialist and ensuring his/her professional mobility and competitiveness.

The article analyzes the psychological and pedagogical literature and interpretations of the definition of «media competence» is made by modern researchers. Information technologies are rapidly developing today and information flow is accelerating, therefore the most important task is to prepare students for life in the modern information environment, to perceive and to understand the information received from the media. This is due to the fact that the growth of media interactivity creates a comfortable space for manipulation, especially for young people who are major media consumers. The process of personal development through the mass media and media technics is media education. The result of media education is the formation of media competence. Media competence is formed as a result of the process of media education and helps a person actively use the possibilities of the information field – television, radio, video, press, the Internet. The result of media education is increasing the level of media competency. Media competence is multidimensional and requires a broad perspective based on a well-developed knowledge structure. The level of media competence can be increased throughout life through the perception and analysis of cognitive, emotional, aesthetic, ethical media information. Media competence enables the formation of an informatively rich educational environment, influences the level of personal media culture, prepares it for safe and effective interaction with modern media space and carries out media educational activities. The level of media education is a significant problem today, and therefore the development of media competence becomes of particular relevance. Media competence includes informational, informatic, communicational and communicative competencies.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the content of educologycal training in the educational programs «Preschool Education», «Primary Education», «Management of Educational Institutions» full-time and part-time at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, which involves studying the interdisciplinary course «Educology». The article emphasizes the contribution of educology as a scientific phenomenon in ensuring the quality of university education due to its integrated and interdisciplinary nature. A significant difference between the object of study of education and other humanities is that educology is a kind of educational synergy for the study of education, which generates a systematic set of educational sciences such as philosophy of education, history of education, educational policy, educational law, education management, economics of education, sociology of education, culturology of education. The authors analyzed the effectiveness of teaching the discipline «Educology» on the basis of a survey of undergraduates of the university, in which special attention was paid to the development of critical thinking; awareness of patterns, trends, sources of education and educational systems; application of a synergetic approach in education management; formation of the ability to find means of solving current problems in the field of education; understanding of education as a specific sector of the economy, mechanisms of competitiveness of educational institutions, understanding of education as a social institution, the role of legal aspects in the development of education, etc. It is proved that the study of the course «Educology» will contribute to the development of future professionals in the field of education skills to systematically solve the multifaceted problem of ensuring the quality of education at the university; consider prospects and forecast changes to improve it.

The article analyzes the experience of introducing academic integrity on the example of an intellectual educational game – a debate at the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University. Such work has become traditional for the University residents on the basis of the educational circle «Educological Discourse» of the Research Laboratory of Educology and the Pedagogical Institute of the University. The purpose of the scientific article is to present the experience of conducting Educological debates on the introduction of academic integrity and their impact on improving the quality of higher education. The theoretical basis of the «Educological Debate» is the scientific direction of integrated research in the field of education – Educology, which is a synergy of such educational sciences as philosophy of education, history of education, educational policy, educational law, education management, economics of education, sociology of education, cultural education. These educational sciences make up the content of educational training, provide an opportunity to analyze and reveal various aspects of academic integrity. The «Educological debates» have polemical nature. The teams are able to demonstrate the main areas of work during the «Educological Debates». The principles, mechanisms of academic integrity introduction which can improve quality of education are resulted. The role of meetings in the format of an intellectual educational game is emphasized. The game serves as an impetus for awareness and desire to continue working on the creation and search for tools and mechanisms for the academic integrity introduction in the academic space. The conclusions of this work on the importance of informing students about the normative and legal, moral and ethical principles of combating plagiarism, teaching students the rules of ethical behavior in the academic environment are made. It is mentioned about the interactive teaching method of debates, which is effective for the development of both professional and general competencies of students. It helps to increase the level of critical thinking and communication skills.

The development of children’s creativity is an urgent problem of modern pedagogy. The main goal of the educational system is to educate the younger generation of a creative approach to transform the world around them, active and independent thinking, to contribute the achievement of positive changes in the life of society. The formation of the child’s personality serves as a direction of the pedagogical process, which creates favorable emotional conditions for each child, ensures spiritual development and contributes to the formation of artistic and creative abilities of preschool children. The article deals with the problem of the development of children’s creativity by means of musical and theatrical art. The importance of cognition of musical art by preschool children is given. The structure of musicality and the ways of its research are revealed. It is noted that the child develops in the process of musical activity under the influence of the values of musical art, communication between music and adults. It was found that listening to music contributes to the development of artistic taste and the formation of value judgments. Exactly music enables the child to see the world around him in a new way because the diverse content of musical works arouses imagination, develops memory, perception, creativity, and enriches vocabulary. The article presents classification of one of the specific types of children’s activity. It is theatrical activity associated with dramatization and play, contains a creative principle and is a kind of artistic activity. Theatrical activity reveals the creative potential of the child, fosters a creative personality, teaches the child to notice interesting ideas in the world around him and to impersonate them, to create his own artistic image. It is noted that theatrical-play activity contributes to the child’s study of human feelings, fosters will, develops dreams, ideas, initiative of speech, creates a positive attitude, relieves stress, teaches how to solve conflict situations due to play. These types of art education’s activities in preschool age form the personality of the child, develop his creative abilities, direct the child’s manifestations to evaluative and control actions intuitively.

The article presents the quality assurance of higher education in France and reveals the system structure peculiar features. The authors characterize the activity of national agencies for external and internal quality assessment. We show that the formation of French quality assurance in higher education has lasted for three decades. The periodization of the quality assurance shaping in higher education is determined based on reforming the principal national agency for quality. The article illustrates the national legislative documents that regulate external and internal French quality assurance. We believe that a specific feature of the French system of quality assurance in higher education is its subordination to agencies (ENQA and EQAR) at the EU level. The article reveals that the French system of quality assurance in higher education is regulated by legal documents («Standards and recommendations for quality assurance in the EHEA»(ESG)) at the European level; a number of national laws, including the Law on Finance (2001), the Law on Freedom and Responsibility of Universities (2007), the Law on Higher Education and Research (2013); national recommendations and handbooks that form the norms and procedures for assessing the quality of universities. Higher education quality assurance is provided through external assessment and internal self-assessment by universities at the national level. The specificity of the French external quality assessment system’s structure lies in the variety of external agencies and their powers. The High Council for Evaluation in Research and Higher Education (Hcéres) is an independent body. The others external agencies are the Inspectorate General for Public Administration of Education and Training (IGAENR), the Commission of Chartered Engineers (CTI), the Commission for the Evaluation of Management Training and Diplomas (CEFDG) and the Advisory National Commission of University Institutes of Technology (CCN-IUT). National external assessment agencies have a sectoral focus and work in a specific segment, relying on internal quality control procedures. Internal self-assessment is mandatory for all French universities that issue state-recognized diplomas.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the organization and content of postgraduate training of specialists in circular economics in the Republic of Poland on the example of Silesian Polytechnic. It is emphasized that the Republic of Poland is taking significant steps in the development of the circular economy and the training of specialists to implement its ideas. Based on the analysis of postgraduate education programs «Circular Economics and Cleaner Production in Practice» and «Cyclic Engineering» in the Silesian Polytechnic, the article reveals the requirements the requirements, rights and responsibilities of postgraduate students are revealed; knowledge, skills and competencies that they acquire in the process of training in circular economics programs; forms of education and the content of diplomas that students receive after training, as well as areas of possible employment. It is emphasized that in the system of postgraduate education of Silesian Polytechnic there are programs both directly from the circular economy and from certain problems that relate to the scope of such specialists and contribute to the development of a circular economy. It is proved that the training of specialists in circular economics in postgraduate studies acquires a systemic character in terms of coverage of the content of those problems that relate to the professional activities of specialists in circular economics. The indisputable value of such educational programs is to involve in their development and determine the content of training not only teachers of higher education institutions, but also public and professional societies that care for the environment, waste recycling and more. Educational programs on circular economics at Silesian Polytechnic are practice-oriented, they include consultations in circular production companies, trainings on business practice, as well as the development of an implementation project under the guidance of experts.

The article reveals the essence of research competence and the peculiarities of its formation in future education managers. The methodological basis of the research is made up of methodological approaches: systemic, competence-based, synergistic, complex. The most significant is the acmesynergetic approach. The methodological basis of the study is also made up of methodological principles: intentional dynamism; invariance; individualization; simultaneous study of a person and his activities; systemic and structural; historicism; humanism; development; determinism – self-determinism, etc. Clarification of the definition of the concept of «research competence» is a set of knowledge, research skills (a set of intellectual, practical and organizational skills), skills, research abilities (heuristic, creativity, intellectual mobility, anticipation, independence and impartiality of thinking, emotional intelligence, self-reflection), ways performing actions in situations of uncertainty, in conditions of lack or excess of information, etc. Research competence includes the following components: consistency, prevention, innovation, predictability (acmeological). To assess the level of formation of research competence, the levels (reproductive, adaptive, productive, creative), criteria (motivational-value, practical, reflexive) and the corresponding indicators were determined. A complex of pedagogical conditions providing the formation of research competence of future education managers has been determined. These are: the development of the research potential of undergraduate students based on the actualization of the inner resources of the individual in the process of mastering professional disciplines; stimulating undergraduates to research activities by involving them in solving advanced cognitive and experimental-creative tasks of a professionally oriented nature when using various forms and methods of organizing the educational process; inclusion of undergraduates in different types of research work in the educational process during pre-diploma practice and performance of qualifying (master’s) work. The positive nature of the influence of pedagogical conditions on the formation of the research competence of future education managers in the conditions of a master’s degree is confirmed by the results of control sections at the final stage of the research.

The article is devoted to international experience in teaching financial literacy in elementary school students. The state of research is analyzed in the theory and practice of elementary education. This article reacts to the current situation in our society and the need for financial education in schools. The modern world requires financial and economic literacy. The essence of the concept and importance of financial literacy is considered. Appearances of scientists to interpret the concept of «financial literacy» are revealed. The author proposes an actual definition of financial literacy, which is understood as human skills to dispose of their own funds, possessing the basic financial knowledge, which will rationally take financial decisions. An analysis of international experience in teaching financial literacy and organization of educational process aimed at developing financial skills of elementary school students is carried out. Financial literacy and financial education are not new categories for the world experience of young education. The number of countries that implement financial literacy programs increases annually. So, in Europe there are more than 180 such programs. The study showed that it is extremely important to include financial literacy in the educational process in the elementary school an important role in learning students of the elementary school of financial literacy play relevant programs developed by ministries of finance, national banks, public organizations, charitable foundations, etc. that exist in different countries of the world (USA, Great Britain, Netherlands, Turkey and others). The author concludes that there is a need for mastering young competencies in various types of financial activity due to the peculiarities of the development of Ukrainian society. From these grounds for key competencies that should form into school students, financial literacy includes.