HEALTH PRESERVING COMPETENCES OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER: FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

Abstract

The article highlights foreign experience as for the health preserving competency requirements. In the historical retrospective the conceptual views of the ideas of health preserving have been examined.

 It is emphasized that the health preserving technologies used in the modern school, and, in particular, in the primary school, have changed with the change of understanding of the concept of «health». Different paradigms of health have been considered, the views of national and foreign scientists on the concept of «competence», «health preserving competences» have been explained.

It is generalized that the models of health preserving competency are generally considered at the following three «levels»: functional, interactive and critical.

It is emphasized that in the process of formation of health preserving competences of the future primary school teacher, it is necessary to ensure the increase of the level of knowledge about health, taking into account its socio-economic determinants, as well as knowledge and skills related to the healthy lifestyle in all conditions of vital activity, including self-appraisal, self-efficacy and social support. It is important to develop the understanding of the link between public health and the socio-economic development of the country.