Self-Actualization as an Necessary Component of the Students’ Professional Identity

Abstract

Aim. To examine the problems of students’ identity, the essence of identity and ways of development.

Methods. Analysis of scientific literature, survey methods: discussion, observation of experts in the process of communication with the respondents, questionnaires, formal interviewing with the students of psychological and pedagogical directions of the Institute of Social and Humanitarian Technologies of K. G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (FCU) and with the students of Pedagogical Faculty of Academician E. A. Buketov Karaganda State University.

Results. Most students (41 %) note that they knew their interests, abilities, but they cannot imagine how to use them, 22 % of students would like to get help from the experts in determining their capabilities and their implementation. Among the qualities that should characterize graduates, the majority of students are primarily referred to as professionalism (78,9 %), intellectual qualities (67 %), and comprehensive development of personality (or 69.3 %).

Conclusions. In vocational education, special attention must be paid to the self-actualization of a student’s personality. It is the students’ opinion that the most important qualities of the young professional are the confidence, the ability to communicate with people, kind-heartedness, independence, initiative, enterprise and others.