Problems of adaptation and psychological support for journalism students
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32523/2616-7174-2021-134-1-72-78Keywords:
profession of a journalist, psychological support, crisis, educational and professional development, professional self-determination, image of a journalist, crisis of the third year, professional competenceAbstract
The attitude towards the profession and the professional success of future journalists are largely
formed during their studies at the university. Traditionally, special attention is paid to students of the first and
fifth years, however, it is in the middle of the learning process that students experience important transformations
of the image of the profession and their attitude to educational and professional activities. Understanding the
specifics of the «third-year crisis» will help to maintain or increase the motivation of students for studying and
professional development, and a comprehensive psychological support program will make assistance to future
journalists more systematic. The article presents results of the study of the image of the profession of a journalist,
as well as the ideas of first and third year students about the significant personal qualities of a journalist and
forecasting their own professional self-realization. Highlighted the specifics of professionalization and the
formation of competence, characteristic of a student in the middle of training. There are proposed measures and
directions of psychological support for third-year students in the process of their training in journalism.
