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"Philosophy of Education"

2013 year, number 3

PROFESSIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION AS A LIFE CHOICE OF THE PERSONALITY

A. V. Mal’gina
Saint-Petersburg
Keywords: professional self-determination, real-life situation, choice, life choices, personal meaning, meaning-related universals, values

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze the choice of profession of the school graduates. The importance of personal actualization in terms of occupational choice has been highlighted. The author examines some occupational choice positions but it depends on real-life situation and personal meaning. Graduates’ attitude to teaching will change if they find the meaning in the profession. It has been found that occupational selection refers to the personal life choices. The author has investigated criteria of choice and main choice characteristics such as reasoning, independency, sense-feeling, and decision satisfaction.