Рroblems of Quality of Professional Education in Globalization and Transformation of Ukrainian Society

Abstract

The article analyses research findings of domestic and foreign scientists on the problem of ensuring the quality of vocational education in the conditions of globalization and transformation of Ukrainian society, clarifies the essence of the concept of «the quality of vocational education» in the dynamics of its changes, emphasizes the place and role of the cross-cultural component in the system of vocational education for solving problems of intercultural interaction and intercultural communication. The concept «quality of education» is determined as a cluster of social norms and requirements to personality, educational environment in which a personality develops and is formed and systems of education on the whole, with the help of that a person acquires certain knowledge, abilities and skills. In the articles internal and external factors qualities of vocational education are distinguished, that characterize an educational process and its results. Factors that ensure the quality of professional education are found out. An attempt to propose new ways of upgrading of vocational education through the input of the Еuropean standards of vocational education quality in the evaluation system in this sphere and through an introduction of innovative models of vocational education management with regards to cross cultural management. The system of monitoring of vocational education is described, what is built on the generally accepted and approved Еuropean models of comparative estimation of quality of education with regard to multiculturalism.