Shipunova T. FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS ON SOCIAL SERVICE IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. LIFELONG EDUCATION: The 21st Century.
2024. № 2 (46). DOI: 10.15393/j5.art.2024.9204


Issue 2 (46)

Labor Market and Lifelong Learning
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FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS ON SOCIAL SERVICE IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Shipunova Tatiana V.
Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Theory and Practice of Social Work
Saint Petersburg State University
(St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
shtatspb@yandex.ru
Keywords:
students
discourse
social service
social work
volunteering
charity
discourse analysis
service learning.		 Abstract: the change in the Russia's development vector puts forward the question of the need for young people to rethink their place in society. As a variant, self-determination in the social service field could be helpful. The research theoretical basis is a secular approach to understanding social service. The study is aimed at studying the social workers' future in social service field as their professional activities. The data collection has been carried out over four years using the essay writing method. Then the essay texts discourse analysis was made and, according to the analysis results the students see their intended purpose in religion service, the moral values of which coincide with universal human values. Currently, service as an activity for the society benefit is becoming increasingly important. Students consider volunteering, which is common in social work, especially in NGOs, to be the main form of service. And although students' understanding for social service in social work is largely determined by high goals, there is an idea that it can be realized simply through the conscientious performance of their professional duties. When considering the possibility of social service in a future profession, students' opinions were divided into such groups as supporters, opponents and a buffer group. The conducted research demonstrates certain trends in student youth understanding on issues of social service and its connection with civic duty and responsibility as well as the orientation towards deontological values and principles and readiness to serve professional activities. All of this together provides a basis for further improvement of the service-learning model.
Paper submitted on: 02/27/2024; Accepted on: 05/15/2024; Published online on: 06/25/2024.

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