PROFESSIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS OF GRADUATES OF PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The article studies the problem of relationship between professional self-determination and professional expectations of graduates of pedagogical universities. The article is aimed at studying the current state of professional self-determination and professional expectations of future teachers. The demand for this study is justified by the fact that actual data are at the heart of the design of an effective process of forming the readiness of future teachers for employment in accordance with the chosen specialty. The research methodology is based on systemic, activity-based, competence-based, axiological approaches. The application of these approaches allows to consider professional self-determination and professional expectations of graduates as an interconnected system of professional motivation, professional identity and career planning in the context of the professional competence of a future teacher. To determine the level of formation of professional self-determination of future teachers, the methods of studying the motivation of professional activity, the status of professional identity are used. The study of students’ professional expectations is carried out with the help of a questionnaire. To determine the reliability of experimental distributions, the student’s t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient are used. The study involved 327 graduates of the Bunin Yelets State University. The study found that there is a direct relationship between professional self-determination and professional expectations of graduates: the higher the level of professional motivation and professional identity of a student, the more likely he will work in his specialty. A number of regularities are also revealed: the lack of orientation towards the teaching profession among students with high learning outcomes; discrepancy between the image of the profession and professional realities; professional apathy and professional maladjustment.