Dynamics of value-semantic self-determination of rural high school students

Abstract

The article considers the system of value orientations of high school students as an important factor of self-determination of personality (on the example of rural schoolchildren). In modern life, purposefulness, the ability to form meaning and develop, etc. are important for the self-realization of a person. Self-awareness and the desire for self-realization help a person to remain in demand and realized not only in the profession, but also in life. The article presents the results obtained using the methodology of M. Rokich's value orientations and content analysis of essays to identify the features of terminal and instrumental values of rural high school students. It was found that rural high school students have higher values of personal life and acceptance of others, low – professional self-realization. They have more developed high demands, firm will, acceptance of others, but abstract, passive values-means often prevail. Values-goals and values-means have their own specifics during high school age. The obtained data reveal the role of the personal factor in the self-determination of senior schoolchildren. These results of the dynamics of value-semantic self-determination contribute to the deepening of ideas about the trends of its development in high school age. They can be useful for optimizing the psychological and pedagogical support of personal self-determination of high school students. The results of this study can be used to improve the system of vocational guidance of rural schoolchildren, increase their competitiveness and develop professional competencies. The study of various characteristics of self-determination is relevant for optimizing professional self-actualization and evaluating the productivity of human life cycles. Further research prospects may be related to the determination of the interrelationships of different components of value-semantic self-determination in a sample of rural high school students.