Research of Professional Adaptation as a Component of Professionalization of Cadets of Educational Organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

The state and society make high demands on the professionalism of a modern Russian police officer. The issue of professionalization, which begins in educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, is becoming relevant. Professionalization of cadets is considered as a relationship between adaptation to service in the internal affairs bodies and self-realization in the service. The article examines the adaptation aspect. The purpose of the study was to describe the professional adaptation of cadets at various stages of training in the context of the professionalization process. The objectives of the study were to analyze the literature on the problem, diagnose the level of professional adaptation of students and compare the results with the findings of other authors. The experimental work was carried out on the basis of one of the educational institutions of higher education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia with the involvement of 219 students. Questionnaires and testing the level of professional adaptation were used as research methods. As a result of the diagnostics, a higher level of professional adaptation was found in cadets of the 1st and 5th years in relation to the level of 3rd year students. In the works of other researchers, this trend was confirmed; a connection between professional adaptation and motivation, the potential of the cadets' personality, their professional identity and the degree of involvement in educational and service activities is visible. The obtained data are necessary for designing organizational and pedagogical conditions for successful professionalization of cadets. Such a study was conducted in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the first time. But in order to fully reveal the essence and structure of professionalization of cadets at each individual stage of training, the work presented in the article is insufficient and further research is required.