Summary. In article the author pays attention of influence of positive motivation to professional and personal self-development of future specialists in automobile and road branch. It is certain that professional and personal self-development of students directly depends on meanings and values which are put in professional activity.
Key words: professional self-development, specialists of automobile and road branch, motivation, interest, professional interest, values, professional orientation.
Summary. The authors examine methodological skills as those that are part of the professional skills and are essential in the training of future engineers-teachers of economics. Stipulates that the formation of the above named abilities must be conducted on the basis of competence approach.
Key words: education, teaching ability, future engineer-teachers, competence approach, professional skills, professional training.
Summary. Developed and justified by the level model of mastering the content of higher pedagogical education as an innovative resource of its transformation.
Key words: innovation, model, the content of higher pedagogical education, transformation, differentiation, individualization.
Abstract. The first year girl students’ current somatic health condition of Kharkiv higher educational establishments of different types was examined and analyzed.
Key words: First year girl students, current condition, somatic health, higher educational establishments.