Analysis of the concept of “meta-culture” in the professional field of the success culture of future specialists

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Pedagogy. Theory & Practice. 2026. Volume 11. Issue 1

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Vocational Education

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Abstract. The purpose of this study is to theoretically substantiate the concept of “success culture” for specialists through the lens of meta-cultural philosophy. The article explores the methodological potential of the concept of “meta-culture” to understand the phenomenon of “success culture” for future specialists. The authors analyze key ideas of philosophers and cultural scientists, according to which meta-culture is a culture that recognizes itself in encounters with other cultures and interpersonal relationships unfolding in a cultural space where a specialist’s personality, values, and meanings play a central role. It is demonstrated that a specialist’s culture of success is not limited to a set of skills or external career attributes, but represents a meta-state that arises in a dialogic space between: 1) the individual and the professional community; 2) traditional norms of activity and innovative challenges; 3) internal self-esteem and external recognition. In this dialogic space, meta-components (meta-knowledge, meta-skills, meta-qualities) become the key mechanism, enabling the subject – a future specialist – to critically reflect on the foundations of their work, integrate diverse experiences, engage in creative activity, and make new decisions. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the following: for the first time, a synthesis of the philosophical concept of meta-culture and theories of professional education has been achieved, allowing for an analysis of the concept of “the culture of success of a future specialist” beyond the functional-activity approach to the realm of cultural and philosophical issues. As a result, it is shown that a culture of success emerges at the “border of cultural environments” of professional interaction, generating a qualitatively new, reflective, and creative state in the subject of professional activity that meets the challenges of the modern knowledge and creativity economy. A three-component model of a specialist’s culture of success is proposed and substantiated, in which each element (meta-knowledge, meta-skills, meta-qualities) fulfills its own function in the specialist’s work.