ISSN 2617-6858
e-ISSN 2617-6866
The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine
- specialist training; professional activity; reflexivity; self-identification; self-image
- https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-26-21-1-37-45
- Pages 37-45
The relevance of the study lies in the need to train highly qualified specialists in various fields of society who are capable of addressing the tasks of Ukraine’s development at the present stage. This is particularly true of the aviation industry, where the psychological characteristics that influence the formation of a motivated and responsible specialist remain insufficiently studied. The aim of the work was to identify the features of the formation and dynamics of the cognitive structural component of the “professional self-image” in future aviation specialists. The study employed a set of psychodiagnostic methods, in particular those developed by M. Kuhn and T. McPartland, and by A. Karpov and V. Ponomaryova, which made it possible to assess the content-related and structural characteristics of the criteria and indicators of the structural component of the “professional self-image”. The analysis included a comparison of results between first- and second-year students and third- and fourth-year students, as well as a quantitative and qualitative examination of respondents’ statements regarding professional self-identification. The results of the study showed a moderate level of development of the cognitive component of the “professional self-image” with a tendency to increase over the course of study. Among junior students, situational reflection predominates, ensuring orientation towards current activity, whereas among senior students retrospective and prospective reflection become more active, facilitating the analysis of past experience and the planning of future professional activity. A transformation of internal self-perception was identified: the significance of the “active self” and the “social self” increases, while the “reflective self” decreases somewhat. At the same time, a proportion of students demonstrated a low level of reflexivity, which highlights the need for targeted psychological and pedagogical support. The practical value of the study lies in the possibility of using the obtained data to develop professional training programmes aimed at stimulating the development of the cognitive component of the “professional self-image” and professional self-identification of students of aviation specialities, as well as for the implementation of psychological and pedagogical support at different stages of education
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