METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR FORMING SECTORAL IDENTITY OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
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Author(s): | Pyrkova M. A., |
| Number of journal: | 1(74) | Date: | March 2026 |
| Annotation: | The article substantiates the methodological foundations for forming the sectoral identity of future specialists in professional education within the framework of Specialty 5.8.7 (Methodology and technology of vocational education). Sectoral identity is interpreted as a stable self-determination of learners in relation to a professional and sectoral community, acceptance of its normative and value framework, professional meanings and requirements, as well as readiness to act in accordance with the logic of professional activity and sectoral responsibility. It is demonstrated that sectoral identity cannot be formed as an add-on to the curriculum or reduced to isolated educational or declarative activities; instead, it requires holistic design of the educational environment as a space for socialization, professional formation, and personal development of future specialists. The study identifies key methodological foundations of sectoral identity formation, including: an environmental approach that integrates material-spatial, social-organizational, and psycho- didactic dimensions of the educational environment; valuemeaningful support of training aimed at understanding the social significance, public mission, and professional responsibility of sectoral labor; mentoring as a mechanism of personal and professional socialization and identification, provided that it operates within an ethical framework emphasizing support for conscious choice and rejection of imposed trajectories; project- based and service-learning formats as forms of experiential acquisition of professional roles, collective responsibility, and socially significant outcomes under conditions of authentic demand, partnership, and mandatory reflection; and consideration of the dynamic nature of identity development and the risks of distortion caused by formalization of educational practices. The result of the research is an integrative model of methodological foundations for forming sectoral identity, which can be applied in the design of educational programs, mentoring systems, and project-based modules, as well as in developing technologies to prevent formalism and pseudo-identity in professional education. | ||
| Keywords: | sectoral identity, professional identity, professional education, methodology of professional education, educational environment, pedagogical conditions, mentoring, project- based learning, service learning, professional socialization, reflection, identity dynamics |
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| For citation: | Pyrkova M. A. Methodological foundations for forming sectoral identity of future specialists in professional education. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;1(74):574—579. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.74.1521. |
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