The aim of our study was to examine social work students’ career motives to apply for social work studies and conceptions about their future career in relation to their gender and compare it with the gender distribution for the most and least coveted jobs. The study was based on a quantitative method with two web-surveys, one distributed to social work students at Linnéuniversitetets two centres of learning in Kalmar and Växjö. The other web-survey was distributed to department and unit managers for a middle sized municipitality. The results were analyzed using Hirdman’s theory of gender contracts, Connell’s theory of hegemony and the career paths Kullberg describe. Our results show the career paths male social work students prefer are vertical and for female students horizontal. The result also shows that male students get their study choice questioned more often than female students. The results also indicate that female students prefer to work close to clients (or social work users) whilst men tend to want work as managers.

Актуальность темы магистерской диссертации обусловлена необходимостью формирования карьерной компетенций студентов на этапе педагогического образования с целью их дальнейшего карьерного развития в сфере образования. В диссертационном исследовании уточнено понятие «карьерная компетенция», разработан авторский вариант модели карьерной компетенции с учетом специфики сферы среднего педагогического образования, а также разработана модель карьерных траекторий в сфере образования. Также автором разработаны конкретные рекомендаций по управлению формированием карьерной компетенции студентов на этапе получения педагогического образования, а также предложен проект «Информационно-развивающий портал «Карьера в образовании»», способствующий формированию карьерной компетенции. / The relevance of the topic of the master's thesis is due to the need to form the career competencies of students at the stage of pedagogical education with the aim of their further career development in the field of education. The dissertation research clarified the concept of "career competence", developed the author's version of the model of career competence, taking into account the specifics of the sphere of secondary pedagogical education, and also developed a model of career trajectories in the field of education. Also, the author has developed specific recommendations for managing the formation of career competence of students at the stage of obtaining teacher education, and also proposed a project "Information and Development Portal "Career in Education", which contributes to the formation of career competence.