Original scientific paper

Professional Education: Evaluations and Aspirations

Benjamin Čulig ; Department of Sociology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Based on the research conducted on five generations of students of sociology of the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy (N—146), academic years 1995/96, future sociologists evaluation of the professional education has been analysed.
Evaluation considered aspects, such as: content of the educational program, faculty and staff performance, selection of the curricula, technical equipment, and adequacy of the curricula for future work within the profession.
The question which the research tried to answer from the studentsz evaluations was if the sociology in Croatia was a profession of a semi-profession,
judged from the five basic criteria: 1) degree of theory and technics development; 2) degree of professional expertise monopol; 3) degree of professional
public image; 4) degree of organisational level; 5) degree of professional ethics development.
The results of the research have confirmed that all five criteria of the profession analysis describe sociology in Croatia as a semi-profession.

Keywords

profession; semi-profession; professional education; professional aspirations

Hrčak ID:

154395

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/154395

Publication date:

31.12.1999.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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