Professional Self-Determination of Schoolchildren in Years 8–10 of Arctic and Russian Far East Regions: Sociological Analysis

• Published in: Sociologicheskaja nauka i social naja praktika
• Main Author: Anna V. Simakova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russian Academy of Sciences (FCTAS RAS), Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology 2019
• Subjects: professional self-determination; regions of the arctic and the far east; pupils at 8–10 grades; focus on career start in the arctic and the far east; Sociology (General); HM401-1281; Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology; HT101-395; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.19181/snsp.2019.7.3.6690; https://doaj.org/article/2f16b953667a4c1898030583e41b409e

The article deals with the features of professional self-determination of schoolchildren in years 8–10 of Arctic and Russian Far East regions. The study revealed factors that influence the choice of future professions by schoolchildren; generalized schoolchildren’s ideas about the category of “profession” and its content; analyzed ideas of schoolchildren about their professional future; considered the interests of schoolchildren in building a successful career in the Arctic and Russian Far East regions. The results obtained showed that schoolchildren are more oriented towards higher education, and their chosen professions are in demand in the Arctic and Russian Far East regions where there is a deficit of qualified personnel. The students are optimistic about their professional future, and they also positively assess the opportunities of starting a career with Arctic and Far East companies. Every tenth pupil from Arctic regions and every fifth pupil from the Far East regions noted that they had planned professional implementation in these regions earlier, almost every third pupil was interested in it, but they are not sure that it suits them. The results of the research may be useful in planning themed career guidance activities aimed at involving young people in strategic regions of the country, and useful for career guidance specialists, educators, relevant authorities and researchers.