Methodological principles of pedagogical education in the context of finding and substantiating directions for quality renewal of content and process

The article reveals the factors that determine the need to study the professional foundations of teacher education. The theoretical and practical prerequisites for the development of the professional foundations of teacher education are determined. The choice of a methodological approach to the study of the professional foundations of teacher education is substantiated. The content of knowledge about the profession "teacher", included in the system of pedagogical education, is substantiated. The principles and conditions for the inclusion of knowledge about the profession "teacher" in the content, organization and evaluation of the results of teacher education are disclosed.