Current Issues in the Formation of Entrepreneurial Values in the Secondary Vocational Education System

The article discusses the current issues of the formation of entrepreneurial values among students in the system of secondary vocational education, which ensures the successful professional realization of graduates in the conditions of a market economy and largely depends on the purposeful development of the right value orientations that are predisposed to entrepreneurial activity, which serve as the basis for the economic independence and initiative of the future entrepreneur. The publication provides a brief analysis of the approaches to understanding values in general and the specifics of entrepreneurial values in particular, which are relevant in psychology and modern entrepreneurship theory. A special place is occupied by the results of the author's research on the value orientations of 1st and 3rd year entrepreneurial students as a key component of the structure of entrepreneurial competence, which allowed us to identify the general level of development of entrepreneurial values among the respondents, as well as statistically significant differences in this area depending on the course, and to identify weak areas for further correction, development, and training measures. As the most significant results of the work carried out, along with the results of the empirical study, we present practical recommendations of a psychological and pedagogical nature and outline further research areas in this field.

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