INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR DEVELOPING THE MORAL AND ETHICAL CULTURE OF FUTURE TEACHERS

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of modern innovative methods for the development of moral and ethical culture of future teachers in the process of their professional training in higher education institutions. The relevance of the problem is determined by transformations of the contemporary sociocultural environment, the rapid development of digital technologies, changes in young people’s value orientations, and the increasing social demands on teachers as carriers of moral and ethical norms. The necessity of purposeful development of moral and ethical culture of future teachers as an integrative component of their professional competence is substantiated. This culture combines a system of values, moral consciousness, ethical behavior, and the ability to make responsible pedagogical decisions. The article analyzes scientific approaches of Ukrainian and foreign scholars to the issues of moral education of teachers, professional ethics, and the formation of moral values in the system of pedagogical education. Attention is focused on the limitations of traditional teaching methods in ensuring an adequate level of moral and ethical culture formation among future teachers, which necessitates the implementation of innovative pedagogical technologies. The potential of training technologies, game-based and interactive methods, art-therapeutic practices, digital tools for ethical education, and reflective practices is characterized. Their content, pedagogical possibilities, and examples of application in the educational process of higher education institutions are revealed. The role of these methods in the formation of moral values, professional ethics, responsibility, empathy, and the ability for moral reflection among future teachers is substantiated. It is concluded that the comprehensive implementation of innovative methods in the system of professional teacher training is an effective condition for the development of a high level of moral and ethical culture of future teachers. Prospects for further research are outlined, particularly in the areas of improving methodological support and developing diagnostic tools for assessing the level of moral and ethical culture formation among students of pedagogical specialties.