Professional Self-determination of Modern Teenagers: Problems and Solutions

• Main Author: Ilyina O.B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2014-11-01
• Series: Психологическая наука и образование (2007. Online)
• Subjects: adolescence; personal and professional self-determination; choice of profession; career guidance
• Online Access: http://psyedu.ru/files/articles/psyedu_ru_2014_3_Ilyina.pdf

Professional self-determination in adolescence for many years has been one of the hot topics of psychological theory and practice. Research in the field of personal and professional self-determination, career choice, continues to be a priority. Professional self-determination is part of the general process of socialization of adolescents, a necessary condition for their success and competitiveness in today's socio-economic realities. And it raises the question of what should be psychological and educational support in these conditions? Problems of career choice are considered on three sides: in the context of the social situation in which there are modern teenagers; from the perspective of adolescents themselves, choosing the profession; taking into account the peculiarities of psycho-pedagogical support of professional self-determination of teenagers nowadays. Analysis of problems leads us to the possible ways of solving them, and the need to build a new model of career guidance