V dannom uchebnom posobii rassmatrivayutsya voprosy motivatsii starsheklassnikov v vybore professii. Vybor professii yavlyaetsya pervym shagom v professional'nom stanovlenii spetsialista. Raskryty voprosy lichnostnogo i professional'nogo samoopredeleniya uchashchikhsya sredney shkoly. Rezul'taty issledovaniya, privedennye v etom posobii, mogut byt' poleznymi uchitelyam i studentam, obuchayushchikhsya po pedagogicheskim spetsial'nostyam.