The Pre-Graduate Practical Training of Students from the “Social Activitiesˮ through the View of the Basic Specialists in Social Work Organizations

Alexander Hristov, Aneta Rasheva,

Russana Gadzhanova

Sofia University

https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2025-8.07

Abstract. The current publication reflects a stage of a larger research related to the theoretical and practical training of the students form the Faculty of Education of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski“. The aim is to present the opinions of the basic specialists regarding the level of theoretical and practical training of students from the „Social Activities“ major during the pre-graduation practice. The survey was conducted with 21 people (17 women and 4 men) from organizations in the field of social activities aged between 25 and 65 years. The research was carried out as part of the pre-graduate internship in social work during the 2023/2024 academic year. The summarized and systematized data show that nearly 2/3 of the basic specialists are satisfied and have a positive assessment of the theoretical training of students before their pre-graduate internship. Respondents believe that students manage to connect and apply the accumulated theoretical knowledge in real work during their internship.

Keywords: pre-graduate practice; basic specialists; social work; professional realization

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