KEY COMPONENTS FOR ENHANCING HEALTHY LIFESTYLECOMPETENCIES IN FUTURE EDUCATORS
Keywords:
future preschool educator, healthy lifestyle, competence, competency-based approach, motivational-value component, cognitive component, practical skills, reflection, health culture, preschool education.Abstract
This article examines the theoretical and methodological foundations of improving healthy lifestyle competencies among future preschool educators and explores their main structural components. The content of the motivational-value, cognitive, activity-oriented, reflective-evaluative, and socialcommunicative components of healthy lifestyle competencies is analyzed. Particular attention is paid to developing future educators’ knowledge of healthy lifestyles, enhancing their practical skills, fostering positive attitudes towards health preservation, and strengthening their ability to analyze and evaluate their own professional activities. The article also substantiates the pedagogical significance of the interrelationship between these components and their integrated development
within the educational process. The findings may contribute to improving the professional training of future preschool educators and preparing them to promote healthy lifestyle habits among young children.
