Technology for Developing Research Competence in Future Specialists within an Integrated Research, Education, and Production Complex

Abstract

The article examines the problem of finding innovative mechanisms for a pedagogical technology aimed at developing the research competence (RC) of future specialists for high‑technology, knowledge‑intensive enterprises (KIEs). The choice in favor of a flexible pedagogical technology as a tool for developing RC is substantiated. The essential characteristics of “flexible” technology and its distinction from “rigid” algorithmized approaches are revealed through an analysis of theoretical approaches and classifications of pedagogical technologies, as well as through the specific features of personnel training for knowledge‑intensive industries. The author presents an original pedagogical technology implemented in an integrative, polysubject research‑education‑production environment (REPE) of a technical university. The architecture of the technology is proposed, with a foundational dynamic model; its structural components are developed and substantiated, and the stages of implementation and pedagogical conditions are identified. It is proven that a flexible pedagogical technology based on the principles of person‑centered and competence‑based approaches ensures the progressive development of research competence through the phased accumulation of research experience and the student's research autonomy – from reproductive educational and research tasks to full‑fledged participation in research projects within professional interdisciplinary teams and the performance of real production tasks at KIEs.