Designing professional career by students –
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Designing professional career by students – physical education teachers
Designing professional career by students – physical education teachers

Author(s): Wojciech Starościak, Urszula Dębska, Halina Guła-Kubiszewska
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: career; individualism vs. collectivism; career dimensions; factors conducive to professional success

Summary/Abstract: The study identified physical education students’ opinionsabout and vision of personal career. It was conducted witha questionnaire designed by A. Cybal-Michalska for planningcareer prospects and career development in modernsociety by academic youth. Results demonstrate the professionalexpectations of the sample to be largely met.Students of the University School of Physical Educationin Wroclaw are oriented towards individualistic and collectivisticvalues to a similar extent. Both groups are moderatelysatisfied with study choices and have a realisticoutlook on the difficulties in finding a job consistent withtheir education. They assess the prospect of a satisfactorycareer on an equally moderate level, although individualist-oriented students perceive significantly fewer waysof achieving professional success. Collectivistic studentsemphasize values characteristic of a safe future and workingwith people and for people. Individualistic students aregeared towards innovative and creative activities. Studentsperceive their careers in the psychological dimension, andselect lifestyle and professionalism as the lead guides incareer development.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 183-203
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English