Motivation of students’ professional self-determination in the process of professional preparation in high education institutions of Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate and study the peculiarities of the motivational sphere of pedagogical faculty students’ development in the process of professional training in higher education institutions. In the context of the raised problem the questions connected with a self-determination of the student's youth in the professional choice, its awareness, responsibility are investigated; their plans for further work in the specialty, readiness for independent activity and how motivated it is, i.e. what role does motivation play in this process. The peculiarities of motivation development and the specifics of the motivational sphere of students are empirically revealed; peculiarities of pedagogical faculties’ students professional identity development, the level of professional identity components formation; type of career orientation; readiness to private practice; level of motivation to achieve; the guidelines that the students in their activities use are studied.