Contexts of the Formation of Professional Competences at Working Youth

Occupation: Assoc. Prof.; Leading Researcher
Affiliation:
Ulyanovsk State University
Scientific Research Centre "Region"
Address: Russian Federation, Ulyanovsk

Evgenia Lukyanova

Occupation: Lecturer; Deputy Director
Affiliation:
Ulyanovsk State University
Scientific Research Centre "Region"
Address: Russian Federation, Ulyanovsk

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 4

Pages

105-116

Abstract

The paper explores professional values of young Russian workers. Based on research conducted in Ulyanovsk in 2017–2019, we analyze how attitude to work and the understanding of professionalism depends on characteristics of the workplace (factory, «vakhta» or garage microfirm). Our results show that each type of workplace requires a specific type of worker with a distinctive set of skills and corresponding professional values. At the same time, we distinguish some common features of youth labor consciousness that facilitate adaption to different types of employment and occupations. The adjustment is mediated by the discontinuity of young workers career. Frequent job changes, often accompanied by occupational changes, create new meanings of professional development.

Keywords

youth, working class, competence, professional identity, employment behavior, attitude to work

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project No. 18411730012.

Received

06.04.2020

Publication date

27.04.2020

Number of characters

40970

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GOST	Andreeva Y., Lukyanova E. Contexts of the Formation of Professional Competences at Working Youth // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2020. – Issue 4 C. 105-116 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250009111-5-1-en (circulation date: 25.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250009111-5
MLA	Andreeva, Yulia, Lukyanova, Evgenia "Contexts of the Formation of Professional Competences at Working Youth." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 4 (2020):105-116. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250009111-5
APA	Andreeva Y., Lukyanova E. (2020). Contexts of the Formation of Professional Competences at Working Youth. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (4), pp.105-116 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250009111-5

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