The Phenomenon of Personality Readiness: Essence, Structure, and Taxonomy of Types

The article examines the synthesis of psychological and pedagogical approaches to defining the concept of «readiness». The article's purpose is to justify the taxonomy of its types based on the analysis of the essence and structure of readiness. Research methods: analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, systematization and generalization of research materials, their synthesis, and comparison. The meaning and essence of the concept of «psychological readiness for activity» has been clarified. The pedagogical interpretation of readiness is related to the concept of «readiness of a teacher for various types of professional activity». The structural components of a person's readiness for activity are substantiated and defined, which include such components as: motivational (motives, attitude of the person to the activity, performs a regulatory function); substantive (theoretical knowledge of the subject, performs an informational and orientational function); operational (skills and skills, performs a constructive function). A taxonomy of types of readiness is justified, consisting of several classifications: by components (motivational, cognitive, operational); by direction of scientific research (psychological, pedagogical, management); by approaches (functional, personal); by time characteristics (long-term, temporary), and reflects the general structure of the concept of readiness in the psychological and pedagogical literature. Based on the analysis of scientific approaches and directions, we will interpret the concept of readiness as a complex integrative characteristic of the subject of activity, which includes motivation, knowledge, abilities, skills, and experience, and is the interaction of two main characteristics: the psychological characteristics of the individual and the psycho-emotional state. The aspect of the problem of the teacher's professional readiness for professional activity requires further research.