Advantages of the "Learning by Doing" Method in Developing Managerial Competencies among Bachelor-Level Cadets at a Military Educational Institution

Authors

  • Dmytro Sofiian Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Head of the Cynology Department of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
  • Anatoliy Afanasyev Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Cynology Department of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
  • Serhii Serkhovets Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Cynology Department of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
  • Oleg Kovalchuk Senior lecturer of the Cynology Department of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
  • Mykola Malanchii Doctor of Science in Public Administration, Leading Researcher of the Research Department, Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
  • Ihor Bloshchynskyi Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Foreign Languages Department, Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-9621
  • Valentyna Miroshnichenko Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Pedagogy Department, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Yuriy Ivashkov Doctor of Military Sciences, Associate Professor, Head (Dean) of the Faculty of Professional Education and Leadership National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine name after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/17.3/1012

Keywords:

managerial competencies, "learning by doing" method, development of managerial competencies, bachelor-level cadets, military educational institution

Abstract

The article aims to experimentally substantiate the advantages of employing the “learning by doing” method in developing managerial competencies among bachelor-level cadets at a military educational institution. The research methodology involved analyzing the works of scientists on the formation of managerial competencies of future specialists, studying the scientific approaches proposed in these works, and generalizing the pedagogical experience of using the “learning by doing” method. Taking into consideration the results of the ascertaining stage of the experiment, several difficulties were identified in the process of developing managerial competencies among bachelor-level cadets at a military educational institution, which prompted the development of a methodology for forming managerial competencies among bachelor-level cadets at such institutions. Its components include the institutional, organizational, and resultative components. In the experimental group, attention was consistently focused on the use of the “learning by doing” method throughout all stages of the research. It is based on the active participation of bachelor-level cadets in practical experiences to develop their managerial competencies. The primary concept of this method is that engaging in practical tasks and making decisions independently is more conducive to developing competencies than simply listening to lectures or reading theoretical materials. The pedagogical experiment demonstrated that applying the author’s methodology for developing managerial competencies among bachelor-level cadets at a military educational institution, based on the “learning by doing” method, enhances their overall professional training.

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2025-09-19

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Sofiian, D., Afanasyev, A., Serkhovets, S., Kovalchuk, O., Malanchii, M., Bloshchynskyi, I., Miroshnichenko, V., & Ivashkov, Y. (2025). Advantages of the "Learning by Doing" Method in Developing Managerial Competencies among Bachelor-Level Cadets at a Military Educational Institution. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 17(3), 34-49. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/17.3/1012

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2025): Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala

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