May 2025, № 2 (246), pages 128-135

doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-246-128

Pavlova V.S., Tretyakova N.V. EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES MOTIVATION OF A FUTURE SPECIALIST IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTORCurrently, the development of students’ educational and professional motivation can be considered as one of the leading areas in the educational activities of branch universities. Higher educational institutions of agricultural orientation are no exception, as the emergence of new technologies in agricultural production creates new conditions and imposes requirements on university graduates: knowledge in the field of innovative technologies and technology, the ability to introduce new technologies into agricultural production, skills to optimize and improve the work of agricultural enterprises. In this regard, the development of the professionalism of a future specialist in the agricultural sector should be considered by analyzing his interest in the chosen profession. Therefore, for universities that train professional personnel for the agro-industrial complex of the country, the main task remains the need to design and implement activities in higher education that promote students’ sustainable interest in their future profession, as well as awareness of its importance in society and focus on professional activities. In the process of studying the development of motivation for educational and professional activities among students, significant factors have been identified, in particular, their understanding and awareness of the importance of their profession and their interest in learning, which generally affect the success of vocational training. The article presents the results of a study aimed at analyzing the level of motivation of educational and professional activities of agricultural university students studying in the field of training 35.03.06 “Agroengineering”. The obtained research results suggest the need for targeted systematic work to develop the motivation of educational and professional activities of students of an agricultural university throughout the entire learning process. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of organizing the educational process, taking into account the nature of students’ motives for the development of motivation for the educational and professional activities of future specialists in the agricultural sector.Key words: motivation of educational and professional activities of agricultural university students, training of an agro-industrial complex specialist, professional orientation.

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Authors: Pavlova V.S., Tretyakova N.V.

Year: 2025

doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-246-128

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