Factors of parental influence on the educational strategy of university students

   The article examines the theoretical aspects of the concept of “educational strategy”, identifies external and internal factors influencing the educational strategy of students such as financial resources of the family, the level of education of family members and the time devoted to the child. In order to study the educational strategies of students upon entering the university, we conducted a survey among students at the NEFU Institute of Psychology, covering 214 respondents in the areas of training “Psychology”, “Clinical Psychology”, “Social Work” and “Psychology and Pedagogy of Deviant Behavior”. The survey reveals the idea of parents (legal representatives) on the image of the future profession of students, the influence of parents on the choice of future profession, interest in the educational process, economic investment by parents in the education of children, etc. Then we conducted a Spearman correlation analysis to identify the interdependence between the factors of internal influence (the level of education of parents, the involvement of parents in the educational activities of children, financial resources of the family) and the educational strategy of students. The obtained results of the empirical study determine that the students of the Institute of Psychology, when entering the educational institution, agreed on the choice of future profession with their parents (legal representatives), some students chose the profession independently, and parents did not participate in the choice of profession. Parents (legal representatives) are involved in the educational activities of students; during their studies, they fully or partially provide financial assistance to students. When entering an educational institution, students are especially influenced by enrollment in a budget place, regardless of the desired profession. In addition, Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed only a factor of weak negative interdependence between mothers with higher education and the influence of parents-mothers on the future profession of students, that is mothers with higher education did not influence the choice of future profession of students of the institute.

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