Peculiarities of Development of Social Competence of Students in the Czech School Education

The article substantiates the peculiarities of the development of social competence of students in school education in the Czech Republic. Different methods of scientific research were used: the study of scientific research on the development of social competence of students in school education - to identify the factors of the development of social competence; analysis, generalization, systematization of psychological and pedagogical literature - to determine the theoretical and methodological principles and main approaches to solving the specified problem, definitional analysis of the concept of «social competence»; inductive-deductive methods and the method of generalization - to determine the features of the development of social competence of students in school education; systematization - to identify areas of educational activity in schools that contribute to the development of social competences of schoolchildren. It was determined that in the school education system in the Czech Republic, it is special to take into account the opportunities for the development of social skills and competencies of a social nature, which are key competencies that determine specific educational goals and tasks in the context of educational programs. School, education, upbringing, education, and socialization are interrelated concepts. Levels and general prerequisites for the development of social skills are proposed: personality development in the conditions of the natural and educational environment of the school, communication, and interaction with the environment based on interpersonal relations and relationships. It is emphasized that an important aspect of understanding social competence is its relationship with a person's moral development. Adaptation to a specific social environment cannot be a criterion of personal effectiveness. It was concluded that the development of social competence of students in the school educational environment involves the design of the content and deployment in the educational process of socially significant situations that set the social context of the future life and activities of students and that have educational potential.