Пилипенко Анастасия Эдуардовна

Introduction. The issues of professional socialization of students in the context of migration, digital transformation, globalization, and "post-graduate" mobility remain a priority for educational and economic institutions. Purpose. The analysis of students' perceptions of aspects of professional socialization and university management practices that ensure the effective reproduction of the professional structure of society is conducted. Methods. As an empirical basis, data from research projects conducted by the Center for Applied Sociological Research at the Institute of Sociology and Regional Studies at the Southern Federal University, in cooperation with the trade union organization of the Southern Federal University, were used. The research involved university students from the Rostov region. Additionally, a study conducted on the "Caring Man" platform in 2024 was also taken into account. Results. The article aims to analyze students' perceptions of professional socialization aspects and management practices that contribute to the effective reproduction of the professional structure of society. It includes an analysis of students' assessment of professional socialization factors in relation to their academic performance and future employment strategies, as well as their ideas about their career plans, motivation, and conditions for selecting a job in their chosen field. Conclusions. The study identified trends typical of students, which reflect a value-based approach to education on the one hand and institutional ways of managing the educational process on the other. It was found that students' professional strategies and motivational foundations differ depending on academic achievement and course of study. A request for adaptation of the university's system of professional socialization to current labor market conditions and applicant needs was identified. Despite independence in choosing professional paths, students rely on university assistance in finding employment. This highlights the need to expand and improve existing management practices in professional socialization, including through the organization of internship programs and the creation of a platform for continuous communication between companies and customers. Future employees who are currently pursuing higher education programs.

The article is devoted to studying the opinions of students with different levels of academic performance regarding the educational process. The article presents the results of a student survey on satisfaction with various aspects of education at one of the largest universities in the South of Russia - the Southern Federal University. The empirical material was collected by means of a questionnaire survey using the Russian service for creating surveys Anketolog (https://anketolog.ru/). The sample size for the Southern Federal University was 661 people. The calculation of the obtained empirical data, their statistical processing were carried out using the SPSS program, version 26.0. The conducted analysis of student assessments showed that the request for obtaining a specialty that will allow you to get an interesting and favorite job in the future is formed by all SFedU students, but students with different levels of academic performance perceive the educational process differently and determine the directions of their own development. Excellent students are focused on gaining in-depth knowledge in their chosen specialty, have a more pronounced focus on research and development, strive to develop practical professional skills through additional tools, and have a more confident position on the issue of employment in their specialty and their own demand in the labor market. Students with low academic performance are focused on gaining social skills necessary in everyday life, on communicating with peers; their position on issues of future professional development is more blurred than that of students with high academic performance.

This article represents the structural components analysis of student’s social activity. An attempt to select the students social activity structure, the methodological basis of which are the theory of «Social action» by M. Weber, the «Theory of capitals» by P. Bourdieu and the theoretical characteristics of social activity, suggested by V. Mordkovitch, is also made . The particularities of structural components of the student’s social activity are also identified, according to the results of questionnaire survey, conducted based on Rostov region universities.