.png)
.png)
Email this article 
Axiological portrait of a veterinary graduate
https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2025-1-12
Abstract
Introduction. The relevance of the study is due, on the one hand, to changes in social norms and standards regarding environmental issues, animal rights and welfare, and, on the other hand, to specific changes within the veterinary profession associated with the emergence of new technologies, rethinking the ethical status of animals, and problems of moral, physical and mental well-being of veterinarians. Purpose setting. The purpose of the study is to describe the specifics of the axiological portrait of a future veterinarian. The study is aimed at examination of value preferences, motivations and expectations as components of the axiological portrait of a veterinary graduate. Methodology and methods of the study. The first stage of the study was aimed at the analysis of the key veterinary values, based on the S. Schwartz’s theory of basic values. The next stage focused on the development of the questionnaire to conduct the survey among veterinary graduates of the Omsk State Agrarian University named after P. A. Stolypin. The final stage included quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data to build an hierarchy of value preferences and motivations of graduates. Results. It was found that the hierarchy of veterinary graduates’ values reflects a comprehensive approach to professional activity, in which professionally important qualities of a veterinarian, such as responsibility, self-control, politeness and kindness, compliance with professional ethics, positive communication at work and professional development are of primary importance. Social status and career ambitions play a less important role, which emphasizes the altruistic ideas of graduates about the veterinary profession. Conclusions. The obtained results can be used in the curricula development including «Veterinary Medicine» and «Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise» in order to integrate the axiological component into the educational process for a more in-depth training of future professionals with a high level of responsibility and a sustainable professional focus.
About the Authors
I. V. KulamikhinaRussian Federation
Irina V. Kulamikhina – candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor, associate professor of the department of foreign languages
1 Institutskaya Square, Omsk, 644008
M. G. Boyko
Russian Federation
Marianna G. Boyko – candidate of philological sciences, associate professor of the department of foreign languages
119 14 Military Town, Omsk, 644098
T. N. Vinokurova
Russian Federation
Tatiana N. Vinokurova – candidate of philological sciences, associate professor of the department of the english language
14 Tukhachevsky Embankment, Omsk, 644099
References
1. Pugacheva N. P., Zdorovnin V. A. Philosophical problems of veterinary science in the aspect of the ethics of life. National Health, 2020, vol. 1. URL: https://www.national-zdorov.ru/m/products/Philosophical%20sciences/gid576/ (accessed 10.08.2024). (In Russ.).
2. Graaf G. Veterinarians’ discourses on animals and clients. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2005, vol. 18, pp. 557–578. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-005-1802-0.
3. Scholz E. Professional identity development in new graduate veterinarians. Australia, Charles Sturt University, 2019, 305 p.
4. Kulamikhina I. V. Boyko M. G., Vinokurova T. N. Model of value dominants of future veterinarians: substantive aspect. Modern Problems of Science and Education, 2023. vol. 4. p. 16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17513/spno.32756. (In Russian).
5. Armitage-Chan E., Maddison J., May S. A. What is the veterinary professional identity? Preliminary findings from web-based continuing professional development in veterinary professionalism. Veterinary Record, 2016, vol. 178, p. 318.
6. Korotkova N. L. Professional identity of a veterinarian as a basis for university training: analysis of foreign concepts. Bulletin of Voronezh State University. Series: Problems of higher education, 2022, vol. 3, pp. 57–60. (In Russian).
7. Kulamikhina I. V., Abrosimova E. A., Vigna-Taglianti Ya. Structural and substantive model of professional and communicative identity of veterinarians. Modern Problems of Science and Education, 2022, vol. 4. URL: https://science-education.ru/article/view?id=31863 (accessed 08.10.2024). (In Russ.).
8. Armitage-Chan E. Best practice in supporting professional identity formation: use of a professional reasoning framework. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 2020, vol. 47, no 2, рр. 125–136.
9. Armitage-Chan E., May S. A. Identity, environment and mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession. Veterinary Record, 2018, vol. 183, pp. 68–68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104724.
10. Korotkova N. L. Characteristics of the professional training of a future veterinarian in the context of the formation of the communicative component of professional identity. The Emissia. Offline Letters: electronic scientific jour‑ nal, 2022, vol. 2. ART 3040. URL: http://emissia.org/offline/2022/3040.htm (accessed 08.10.2024). (In Russian).
11. Heath T. J, Lynch-Blosse M., Lanyon A. A longitudinal study of veterinary students and recent graduates 2. Views of the veterinary profession. Australian Veterinary Journal, 1996, vol. 74, no 4, pp. 297–300. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751–0813.1996.tb13779.x.
12. Bard A. M., Main D. C. J., Haase A. M., Whay H. R., Roe E. J., Reyher K. K. The future of veterinary communication: Partnership or persuasion? A qualitative investigation of veterinary communication in the pursuit of client behaviour change. PLoS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, no 3, pp. e0171380. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171380.
13. Brunt M. W., Haley D. B., LeBlanc S. J., Kelton D. F. Attitudes and professional values of veterinarians and veterinary students toward positive welfare states for dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 2024, vol. 107, no 9, pp. 7211–7220. DOI: https://doi:10.3168/jds.2023–24394.
14. Pirrone F., Mariti C., Gazzano A., Albertini M., Sighieri C., Diverio S. Attitudes toward animals and their welfare among Italian veterinary students. Veterinary Sciences. 2019, vol. 6, no 1, p. 19. DOI: https://doi:10.3390/vets-ci6010019.
15. Enlund K. B., Jennolf E., Pettersson A. Small animal veterinarians’ communication with dog owners from a motivational interviewing perspective. Front. Veterinary Sciences, 2021, vol. 8, p. 772589. DOI: https://doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.772589.
16. PUN J. An integrated review of the role of communication in veterinary clinical practice. BMC Veterinary Re‑ search, 2020, vol. 16, p. 394. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02558-2.
17. Schwartz S. H. A repository of Schwartz value scales with instructions and an introduction. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2021, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1–11.
18. Gaivoronskaya A. A. Personality portrait and its study by psychosemantics. Psychologist, 2023, vol. 5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25136/2409–8701.2023.5.39269 URL: https://nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=39269 (accessed 08.10.2024).
Supplementary files
For citation: Kulamikhina I.V., Boyko M.G., Vinokurova T.N. Axiological portrait of a veterinary graduate. Professional education in the modern world. 2025;15(1):99-109. https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2025-1-12
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
