Zinovii Onishkiv

The paper deals with the results of the experimental research regarding the issues of preparation of future teachers to work in a junior school in rural areas. “Chi-square criterion” is used to determine statistical signif-icance of differences between experimental and control groups of students. The results of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the received data on levels of formation of motivational, cognitive and opera-tional components of readiness of students in experimental and control groups are highlighted.

The article is dedicated to educational conditions of preparation of future teachers to work in a rural junior school. The publication singles out and characterizes such educational conditions as formation of students’ positive motivation to work, integration of psychological, pedagogical and methodological preparation, utilization of students’ past experience, continuity of the relationship of theoretical and practical preparation, enriching the content of social sciences and humanities with information regarding the regional character of rural society.