Acmeological Approach to the Development of Value Orientations Among Future Education Professionals
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article presents a theoretical and empirical study of the development of value orientations among future educators within the context of the acmeological approach. The study of values reveals the specific ways in which they influence a young person’s professional development, with the aim of helping them adapt to new socio-economic conditions. The issue of developing value orientations among future educators is also of great importance because it plays a key role in enabling individuals to reach their personal acme. The system of value orientations among young people is interpreted as the concrete embodiment of a system of activities and social relations that reflect the essence of life and the specific historical way of life of a social community. The purpose of this article is to examine the formation of value orientations among future education professionals from the perspective of the acme approach. The concept of "acmeology" is viewed as a psychological and pedagogical phenomenon that studies the patterns and mechanisms of adult development. This article interprets such concepts as the degree of personal maturity and the pinnacle of this maturity ("acme"). They are defined as an indicator of an individual’s attainment of the highest levels of development in society, in their professional life, and in humanity as a whole. The results of an empirical study on the development of value orientations among students at Ivan Franko State University of Zhytomyr are presented. The data obtained indicated the need for psychological and pedagogical training aimed at developing socially significant value orientations based on the acmeological approach. An analysis of the results of the formative stage of the experiment showed that the development of socially significant value orientations among future teachers based on the aforementioned approach significantly contributed to the development of value orientations, which is an extremely important component of professional training for students pursuing a degree in education.
Author: O. Miroshnychenko
Institution: Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University
Language: English
Topic: Values and Moral Education
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7203983192