(2016) Science and education, 7, 15-20

Daria Kyslynska,
post-graduate student,
Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs,
Lev Landau avenue, 27. Kharkiv, Ukraine

STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE VALUES OF FUTURE
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN DIFFERENT SPHERES OF LIFE

Professional formation as a process of personal development of law enforcement officers includes several aspects, one of which is the sphere of personality values and senses. Considering the value orientations as a system of certain rules, adopted by group consciousness, most scientists point out that values settle into really effective motives and sources of meaningfulness of being and are the regulators of personal development. As a mechanism of personal growth and self-development, they develop and represent a dynamic system. Value orientations form the basis of consciousness and influence its development. Professional values are the basis, which regulates the working process. Quality of work depends on that how the system of valuable regulators directs the behavior of an individual. Therefore, studying features of the development and formation of the valuable regulators of behavior of future law enforcement officers is relevant and promising. Using I. G. Senin’s question- naire of terminal values made it possible to diagnose the significance of the two basis constructs – the terminal values and vital spheres of the future law enforcement officers; to analyze the structure and hierarchy of life values in different areas: professional, educational, in spheres of domesticity, social life and individual interests. Basing on the research results it has been found that spiritual values and the values of preserving one’s own identity were dominant in the group of 1st year stu- dents. It reflects the trust of their personality to the disclosure of their potential and to getting pleasure from the process of activity. In the group of 2nd year students the most important values are the values of achieving a high financial position and activity in social contacts. In the group of 3rd year students the most important values are self-development and achieving high financial status, i.e. students tend to achieving goals and obtaining financial reward for their work.

value orientations, life values, the vital sphere, professional values, the future law enforcement officers

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