TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PEDAGOGICAL MASTERY IN PREPARING ADOLESCENTS FOR INDEPENDENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Abstract

This article presents an extensive scholarly analysis of the technological foundations of pedagogical mastery in preparing adolescents with special educational needs for independence. The study examines the interplay between pedagogical competence, adaptive teaching technologies, individualized education, and developmental psychology. Highlighting the challenges faced by adolescents with cognitive, sensory, emotional, or physical limitations, the article explores how modern pedagogical technologies—ranging from assistive digital tools to structured behavioral methods—enhance autonomy, life skills, decision-making abilities, and self-regulation. The text also emphasizes the importance of personalized learning, therapeutic teaching approaches, problem-solving models, self-determination strategies, and teacher-student dialogic communication. It concludes that technological foundations of pedagogical mastery serve not merely as tools, but as structured frameworks that empower adolescents to transition from dependence to independent functioning within inclusive or specialized environments.