Developing future military officers’ leadership competence in the military academies: pedagogical techniques and conditions

Abstract

The article identifies and describes the pedagogical techniques and conditions used to ensure the future officers’ LC development during their training in the military academies. The training includes two basic stages. The first stage provides a special leadership course with active non-simulation techniques (problem-based lecture, seminar-discussion, “round table”) and active simulation techniques (solving situational tasks (case techniques (analysis of a specific situation), “action maze,” “brainstorming,” role-playing method, as well as psychophysiological training). The second stage of training includes an after-action review technique. It enables cadets to learn from mistakes based on lessons learnt from training operational activities. The pedagogical conditions include the development of future officers’ sustainable interest and motivation for leadership activities; use of modern active pedagogical techniques with elements of problem-solving and competitiveness in solving quasi-professional tasks; ensuring the individualization of professional training; acquiring practical leadership experience during all types of classroom and extracurricular activities. The article explains in detail the ways of ensuring these pedagogical conditions.