Abstract
The article presents the problem of the vocational orientation of students who are mastering the professions of pre-school and primary-school teachers at the Faculty of Education at Trakia University.
 The subject of the study is the professional orientation of students in the specialty "Pre-school and primary-school education".
 The object of the study is the dynamics of their career orientation from the first to the last year of their studies at the university.
 The aim is to establish the level of professional orientation of students mastering the teaching profession.
 The following research methods were used for the implementation of the so set aim: test, content analysis, pertinent analysis, longitudinal study.
 Presented are the results of the author's study, tracking the dynamics of the professional orientation of the students during the first and the last year of their studies in the faculty.
 The results indicate that the professional choice of future pedagogues is conducted in accordance with a process of realization of their professional self-identification. The young people who study Pre-school and Primary School Education choose their future profession on the basis of their high level of professional orientation. A supportive pedagogical environment in the course of their training helps to raise the level of their professional orientation.
Highlights
Throughout all his or her life, each person is free to make a number of choices
He presents a model for choosing a profession, which is characterized by three key factors – personal abilities, interests and labor market
The author emphasizes the importance of three key sections influencing the choice of profession, namely: matching the interests and capabilities of the person, synchronizing personal and public interests and the possibility of free choice of profession based on the possibility of realization on the labor market
Summary
Throughout all his or her life, each person is free to make a number of choices. Some of them are of less significance, others are of greater significance and have an impact on the person’s overall existence. First-year students in the specialty Pre-school and Primary-school Education who have an average level of professional orientation are hesitant in their decision, if given a new opportunity to choose to study in the same specialty.
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