Psychological indicators of student satisfaction with interaction with curators of a new type – mentors

A new role of a university teacher who begins to act for students as a curator-mentor is considered. Its characteristics are analyzed, which are becoming the most in demand at the present time in connection with the actualization of the problems of increasing the activity and involvement of all students in various types of activities (scientific, project, etc.) and increased attention to the individual support of the professional development of each student. Mentoring is described as a promising form of curatorship at a university that allows you to transfer knowledge and develop the necessary skills faster than traditional ways of interaction. Unlike the usual curator, the activity of the mentor is based on interaction, allowing the student to develop his subjective potential. The purpose of the article is to determine the psychological indicators of satisfaction with the interaction of students with curators and their empirical study in practice. The materials of an empirical study obtained on a sample of students (n=300) on the basis of the Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University. Research methods: theoretical, empirical (questionnaires, scale estimates, ranking), data processing methods. The value judgments of students who have already had experience of interacting with a curator-mentor are revealed, a graphical profile is constructed based on arithmetic mean data regarding their satisfaction with various functions performed by traditional curators and curators-mentors, a rating of the most demanded functions of a curator-mentor is compiled. The results of the study can be used in the development of the institution of curatorship in universities from the perspective of different roles performed by modern teachers, when designing the activities of curators with students.

professional roles of a university teacher, curator, mentoring, curator functions, university students, interaction, psychological indicators, satisfaction