Special features of professional self-determination of students at vocational education schools

- Закатнов, Д.О. (2015) Special features of professional self-determination of students at vocational education schools Науковий вісник Інституту професійно-технічної освіти НАПН України. Професійна педагогіка (10). pp. 29-38. ISSN 2223-5752

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Abstract

Professional self-determination of a personality is a multi-step, multi-component, and multi-factorial process. For domestic and foreign psychology and pedagogy problems concerning professional self-determination of young generation is not new, but certain aspects of its implementation at various stages of personality development are not well understood. Analysis of special features of professional self-determination of a personality must be carried out not only from the standpoint of personal but also professional development of a human. In the context of this article its two first stages are of the greatest interest. The first stage is stipulated by peculiarities of the overall development of a person while in transition from adolescence to younger youthful age. This stage involves formation of professional intentions and ability to understand various areas of professional activity. The second stage includes vocational training, selection of professional preference and formation of professional prospects. Study of special features of professional self-determination at the stage of vocational training at vocational schools made it possible to identify a number of features that significantly differentiate its results in comparison with the stage of optation. Firstly, in contrast to pupils, for whom futher study at universities is often a means of acquiring social status, graduates of vocational schools see it as a means of professional and career development. Secondly, the prestige of the future profession, which is at the stage of optation is among the leading factors determining its choice, at the stage of vocational training significantly loses influence on the choice of further education and career path. In the second year of study more than 27% of students of vocational schools significantly lose confidence in the choice of profession, which is a consequence of one of the regulatory crisis typical for this stage of professional development of an individual. However by the time of graduation, more than 81% of students having made their choice of future profession at school have it fixed and it is gven development in terms of the near and medium professional prospects.

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