LTStraipsnio aktualumą pagrindžia šiandienos reikalavimai pedagogui tiek kaip profesijos atstovui, tiek kaip asmenybei. Šiandien pedagogai susiduria su vis naujomis ir greitai besikeičiančiomis situacijomis, reikalaujančiomis ne tik išplėtotų profesinių, bet ir bendrųjų kompetencijų, atliepiant pokyčių realijas, sprendžiant kompleksines problemas. Todėl šio tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti ir pagrįsti pedagogų bendrųjų kompetencijų svarbą, raišką ir plėtojimo galimybes neformaliajame švietime. Tyrimo metu taikyti metodai: mokslinės literatūros analizė, pedagogų apklausa (anketavimas). Straipsnyje pateikiami empiriniu tyrimu įvertinti pedagogų bendrųjų kompetencijų svarbos, raiškos ir plėtotės aspektai neformaliojo švietimo bei suaugusiųjų švietėjo veiklos kontekste. Empirinis tyrimas išryškino, jog neformaliajame švietime pedagogų sėkmingai plėtojamos bendrosios kompetencijos (komunikacinė ir informacijos valdymo, bendravimo ir bendradarbiavimo, reflektavimo ir mokymosi mokytis ir kt.), kai tarp suaugusiųjų švietėjo ir kvalifikaciją tobulinančio, besimokančio pedagogo vyksta konstruktyvi, produktyvi sąveika; į neformaliojo mokymo(si) programų turinį, skirtą pedagogams, įtraukiama jų bendrųjų kompetencijų plėtotė; suaugusiųjų švietėjo veikla grindžiama išplėtotomis jo bendrosiomis kompetencijomis (ypač komunikacine) ir kt. Tyrimu atskleista, jog neformaliajame suaugusiųjų švietime nepakankamai orientuojamasi į pedagogų tiriamosios veiklos kompetencijos plėtojimą. Dėl šios kompetencijos stygiaus pedagogams sudėtinga spręsti profesinius klausimus. Todėl iškyla būtinybė šią kompetenciją plėtoti, aktualizuojant ją kaip pedagogo sėkmingos veiklos pagrindą. Raktažodžiai: pedagogas, bendrosios kompetencijos, neformalusis švietimas, suaugusiųjų švietėjas. [Iš leidinio]
ENThe low level of general competences is one of the obstacles to the professionalization of pedagogues, and the current situation, when there is a lack of research in Lithuania analyzing the activities of adult educators in non-formal education in developing the general competences of pedagogues, presupposes a research problem: how are the general competences of pedagogues expressed and what are the opportunities for their development when participating in non-formal education? Research object: expression and development of pedagogues' general competences in non-formal education. The purpose of the research: to analyze and substantiate the importance, expression and development possibilities of general competences of pedagogues in non-formal education. The tasks of the research: 1) to investigate the attitude of pedagogues towards the expression and development possibilities of abilities that make up general competences in non-formal education; 2) to reveal the necessity of general competences in the professional activities of the pedagogue and their development, focusing on the aspects of adult educator's activities in non-formal education. After choosing the expression and development of general competences of a pedagogue in non-formal education as the object of research, after analyzing the scientific literature, a questionnaire survey of pedagogues was carried out in order to reveal the importance of general competences in pedagogical activities, the expression and development of the abilities that make them up, focusing on the aspects of adult educator's activities in non-formal education. Pedagogues (total: 316) who participated in qualification improvement events (total: 13) held at the Continuing Studies Center of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Klaipėda University were interviewed in 2023 January – April for this purpose.Main results of the study. The research revealed that when pedagogues are developing general competences in non-formal education, it is necessary for adult educators to evaluate them, guided by the documents regulating the teaching profession, to help acquire new, deepen and expand the general competences developed so far, such as communication and information management, communication and cooperation, reflection and learning to learn, improvement of the organization, but essentially to activate the development of research activity competence. This is relevant, because only by researching and analyzing professional activities can one design a personal career, which includes the successful professional realization of a teacher, an activity strategy. The research confirmed that it is important not only to use various methods and forms of developing general competencies, but also to take into account and respond to the individual needs of pedagogues, to prepare trainings of various and relevant content, in the development of pedagogues' general competencies. The results of the research testify that although educators have the opportunity to choose qualification events according to their individual needs, there is a lack of training programs directly related to the development of general competencies. For an adult educator, in order to develop the general competences of pedagogues, communicative competence is particularly important, in order to realize and ensure constructive and productive interaction between him and learning pedagogues improving their qualifications in non-formal education. Keywords: adult educator, general competence, non-formal education, pedagogue. [From the publication]