Methodological Approaches to Adaptation of First-Year Students in Higher Education Organizations

Relevance. The study relevance is due to the influence of social adaptation of first-year students on educational motivation and development of personal characteristics necessary for future professional activity. As part of the interaction of the individual with the new environment of a higher education institution, social experience is formed, which can later be used as a mechanism of adaptation in the new team.

Aim. To reveal the essence of methodological approaches to the adaptation of first-year students in a higher education organizations.

Methodology. The research was based on theoretical methods: analysis, systematization, generalization, synthesis.

Scientific novelty and/or theoretical and/or practical significance. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that it reveals the essence of a complex of methodological approaches to the adaptation of first-year students in higher education organizations. Pedagogical technologies and organizational forms of work aimed at adapting first-year students have been identified. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the fact that it clarified the concepts of adaptation and social adaptation. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the results of the study can be used in the practical activities of university teachers in terms of the successful adaptation of first-year students.

Results. The methodological approaches described in this article will allow us to determine the work strategy of a university teacher aimed at adapting first-year students to higher education organizations.

Conclusions. Based on the results of the theoretical study, it was concluded that there is no single universal approach to organizing the process of social adaptation, and therefore, when developing a model of pedagogical support for students in a university setting, it is more expedient to use a combination of the four approaches described in this article.

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