| Abstract [eng] |
Relevance of the research: Selection of a profession for a pupil studying in a general education school is a very important and complex task. Very often young people do not know what profession to choose. Professional information assistance is required for the expedient choice. In order to provide this assistance, professional information points (PIP) were established in schools. It is very important that professional information points operate efficiently since from them depends whether young people will be able to take a rational professional choice decision. In order to improve the quality of professional information, projects have been implemented. It is provided for by strategic documents that career projecting, including services related to career development, are directed in such a way that they contribute to development of life-learning and career competences integrated to teaching and study programs. Currently, project “Elaboration and development of education for career and observation in general education and professional training” has been carried out with which it is striven to modernize and improve the quality of professional information. Therefore, it is relevant to ascertain any practical activities carried out by professional information points, whether the projects being implemented give any benefit when improving the quality of professional information. Object of the research: Activities of professional information points when educating pupils for their career. Aim of the research: Referring to scientific literature, data analysis and data related to answers by professional advisers, to analyse activity directions of professional information points, when educating pupils for their career. Methods of the research: Analysis of pedagogic scientific literature, documents regulating professional information and consultation. Questionnaire survey was conducted for the empirical research. Qualitative and quantitative research data analysis was completed. Scope of the research: Questionnaires were sent to all professional information points existing in Lithuania. In total, 242 respondents from the Lithuanian general education schools answered the questionnaires. According to geographic location, respondents distributed as follows: Šiauliai county (N=28); Panevėžys county (N=17); Utena county (N=21); Vilnius county (N=52); Kaunas county (N=11); Marijampolė county (N=19); Tauragė county (N=13); Klaipėda county (N=24); Telšiai county (N=15). During the empirical research, referring to answers of professional advisers on the activities of professional information points, the following conclusions have been made: Although the activity related to education for career is being improved in schools, at the same time professional advisers named a great number of problems: namely, lack of financing, indifference among pupils, parents, school community, unwillingness to be involved into the activities related to education for career. No hours were assigned for professional orientation in the educational plan and importance of education of career is not understood. Pupils when taking the decision regarding profession have to deal with the lack of information, parents pay insufficient attention to the significance of professional choice of pupils. It is therefore possible to state that although schools have specialists being able to assist on issues related to education for career, consultations are insufficient along with the issues of professional choice and the importance of preparation for rational professional choice is not perceived. |
