Synthesis of theory and practice in andragogue training

Th e article analyses opportunities and possibilities for synthesis of theory and practice in training of andragogues for vocational activity. Th ese opportunities disclose themselves in vocational practice of students, studying in the programme of Andragogy. Th e modern approach to relationship of theory and practice in studies supposes their unity, though coming into confl ict in the study process sometimes. It is to be emphasized that theoretical and practical training remains to be the components of an integral process. Th ey are linked into the aggregate of diff erent and complementing experiences, which becomes evident in the process of practice. It is the refl ective study model, successfully employed in vocational practice that creates conditions for application of available theoretical knowledge and practical skills in specifi c working situations, gaining of abilities and experience that are necessary for future vocational activity. [...]