Gender features of subjective evaluation of the basic values and possibilities of their implementing among the first year students of a pedagogical university

Innovative development of society through high-tech way demands taking into consideration personal features of modern youth that can help to realize this strategy. That's why great attention should be paid to the problem whether the youth can accept socio-cultural environment of a town as a potential for personal and professional development or not. Research objective. Examination of gender features of the basic values and possibilities of their implementation among the first year students of the pedagogical University in the district town Kuybyshev, situated in Novosibirsk region, with population at most 50 thousand people has been performed. By means of the methods “Hierarchy of basic values” and “Subjective assessment of the feasibility of basic values” personal significant orientations of the first year students (n=74) were investigated. For data analysis methods of descriptive statistics were used. Results. The students demonstrated rather high index of importance of basic values (5.72 points) and found gender differences for this indicator. Among female students the values of “family”, “respect”, “security”, “sense” and “selfdetermination” dominated; among male students “goal”, “fullness of life”, “work” and “career” were more frequent. The gender differences in ability to realize the basic values have been also found in such indicators as: “love”, “self-assertion”, “prosperity”, “material security”. Correlation analysis of data on both scales using the nonparametric criterion coefficient did not reveal the relationship between scales “Hierarchy of basic values” and “Subjective assessment of the feasibility of basic values” among the both groups (rS = -0.51 and -0.50). This indicates the absence of the possibility of realization of youth's objectives in a small town. Conclusion. Students in a small town appreciate such spiritual values as justice, freedom, meaning of life, love and the vital values - family, health, career, job and financial security. On the other hand, young people do not see the possibilities of their implementation because of depression of the town. This “gap” between importance and feasibility of values can create the specific situation of social tension among young people in small towns. This circumstance requires the development of regional strategy of socioeconomic development of small towns, which will realize adequate youth policy and provide the preservation of the active part of the youth as a source of qualified personnel potential of the province.

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