Analysis of the Motivational Potential of Students' Involvement in Extracurricular Activities in Order to Form Professional Competencies

The results of the scientific article represent a certain contribution to the study of extracurricular activities in the system of domestic higher education. The authors analyze the features of the implementation of extracurricular activities at the university and explore the motivational potential that can encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities. The authors of the article proposed a methodology for sociological research devoted to the study of extracurricular activities in the aspect of their motivational potential. As part of the research, the authors conducted a questionnaire survey of students to find out what motives most encourage them to participate in extracurricular activities. Also, the intensity index of the main motives for student participation in extracurricular activities was calculated. Analysis of the results of the sociological study allowed the authors to conclude that the motivational potential of students to engage in extracurricular activities is significantly underutilized. The results of the study showed that the prevailing motives that encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities are the desire for individual achievements and the high priority of personal values, which in turn indicates the dominance of individualistic attitudes among the surveyed students and insufficient emphasis on collective and social values.