Analysis of the meanings and basic values in the system of professional competencies of agricultural workers

Issue № 3, 2024, article № 3, pages 25-32

Language: Russian

Original language title: АНАЛИЗ СМЫСЛОЖИЗНЕННЫХ ОРИЕНТИРОВ В СИСТЕМЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫХ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЙ РАБОТНИКОВ СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, WORKER, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES, LIFE ORIENTATIONS, VALUES

Abstract: The changes that are currently taking place in our country, including in the agricultural sector of the economy, actualize the importance of not only professional, but also personal development of agricultural workers. In this regard, there is a rethinking of the meaning of value-semantic components in the system of professional competencies of agricultural workers. The self-improvement of a worker in the course of professional activity consists in the formation of professional competencies that are based on knowledge, skills and abilities. At the same time, the personality of a specialist develops due to a system of life values and meanings that are the basis of effective work. The methodological basis is the sociological study «The meanings and values of the well-being of the rural population of the Saratov region and the possibilities of achieving life goals», conducted by the by the IAgP RAS in 2023. To diagnose value-semantic orientations, the S. Schwartz questionnaire («Value Survey»), adapted for residents of rural Russia, was used. Based on the empirical results obtained, two groups of qualified agricultural workers with different levels of need for the development of professional competencies were identified, and the content and structural components of their value and semantic orientations were analyzed and compared. As a result of the study, it was established what value orientations and life meanings are characteristic of qualified workers with varying degrees of expressiveness of the desire to professionally improve themselves in the process of work. Value-semantic orientations, the level of development of which determines the attitude of workers in the agricultural sector to the nature, direction, and final results of work activity, makes it possible to identify a person’s attitude to professional activity as the most important part of life. The results obtained during the study contribute to the perception, dissemination and further strengthening of the value and semantic guidelines of agricultural workers in the system of professional competencies in accordance with modern socio-economic conditions.

Authors: Bocharova Elena Viktorovna