Professional self-determination and professional career of learning youth in the conditions of integrative complex "School – University"

• Main Authors: T. G. Mukhina, S. N. Sorokoumova, P. A. Egorova, D. D. Yarkova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University 2019-12-01
• Series: Вестник Мининского университета
• Subjects: professional self-determination; career; studying youth; integrative complex “school-university”
• Online Access: https://vestnik.mininuniver.ru/jour/article/view/1045

Introduction. This article deals with the problem of professional self-determination and the professional career of studying youth. Analyzed the theoretical and methodological approaches to this problem. As a result of the study, it was found that the direction of modern training of young people in educational organizations for the informed choice of profession is largely due to modern socio-economic (labor migration, reduction in the number of working-age population, reduction of jobs, etc.) and socio-pedagogical conditions – standardization of education, scientific and theoretical preparation for the Unified State Exam, etc., while taking into account the personal potential of a person, his interests, values, worldview, goes “into the background”. Some causes of this phenomenon are revealed, namely: insufficient training of teachers of educational institutions of secondary general and vocational education (S.N. Chistyakova); replacement of professional values, focused on the formation of a professional – a master of his craft, on "the ideal lifestyle - American, European, etc."; introduction of information technology into society; government support for the self-employment program from the state, etc.In this regard, the work actualizes the need for purposeful gradual formation of internal readiness for the studying youth to independently and consciously plan, adjust and realize the prospects for their development.The relevance of our research is due to the need to bridge the gap between theory and the real system of vocational guidance in the educational process of the school. According to N. Eremeeva, A.P. Panfilova, N.S. Pryazhnikov's modern education system should not only develop the students' intellect, increase its capabilities - it should practically orient it, manage the attention and action of students, teach them the process of independent learning and development, expand their innovative and creative potential.In this regard, the goal of our research is to provide a comprehensive psychological and pedagogical support for professional self-determination and professional career for students in an integrative school-university environment.Materials and methods. A model of complex psychological and pedagogical support for professional self-determination and professional career of students is developed and presented. The model is implemented on the basis of the Municipal Public Educational Institution “School No. 187 with in-depth study of individual subjects” in the city of Novgorod. The school carries out general education programs (the normative period of study is 2 years); general educational programs with an in-depth study of the economy (standard training period of 2 years); general educational programs with in-depth study of mathematics (the normative period of study is 2 years).In order to determine the initial features of professional self-determination of high school students, a pilot study was conducted. The diagnostic tools are based on the following methods: the questionnaire of personal orientations of E. Shostroma, adapted by Yu.E. Aleshina, L.Ya. Gozman, M.V. Zagika – measures the self-actualization of the personality (CAT); methods of studying the factors of attractiveness of the profession (V. A. Yadov, modification N.V. Kuzmina, A.A. Rean).Results. The obtained data of a comparative analysis of the research results for the 2016/2017 academic year and the 2017/2018 academic year. yy. on the basis of Municipal Public Educational Institution “School No. 187 with in-depth study of individual subjects”, it shows that career guidance work on the basis of the created integrative complex “school - university” that implements the development program of the educational institution “School - innovative education complex” corresponds to the specified goals and objectives of the research and effectively prepare students for the choice of a profession and further career growth.Discussion and Conclusions. The high performance of the proposed methods according to the results of the study suggests that high school students have a sufficient understanding of the process of choosing a profession, the requirements for the individual, professional skills, which allowed young people to decide on the choice of profession and university where they can undergo professional training.The results obtained indicate the feasibility of the study and the reliability of the results. Qualitative and quantitative indicators of monitoring students' enrollment in professional educational organizations, published on the official website of the Municipal public institution of secondary schools “School No. 187 with in-depth study of individual subjects” confirm the effectiveness of the work being done.