Original scientific paper

Profession and Professional Education: Analysis of Student Population

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

Abstract

The analysis of sociology as the profession in Croatia has beeen made by researching the whole population of student of sociology (N=142). Respondents have been asked to estimate zha position of sociology as profession, professional reputation, the place of sociology in actual political changes, elements of profesionalism (theory development, scientific methods and techniques, professional language, publishing, organisational levels of profession, professional image, professional ethic norms, possibility of getting work), all
based on qucstionary with Likert type scales.
It has been measured reasons of professional choice, professional socialisation, elation toward theory and research too, including all relevant socio- demographic parameters and value system elements.
The main point of research has been focused on professinal aspirations, measured at three levels: what the students expects from profession generally, which job they preffer to work and which job they would really do. The main hypothesis has benn formulated as it is possible to explain aspirational structure by other estimated parameters, which has been measzred, from which point will be possible to estimate the professional development.
Using factor analysis under the main component model, three aspirational factors has been obtained: FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, APPLIED SOCIOLOGY WORKING and PROFESSIONAL TEACHING. The multiple regression model has been used in order to establish a connection between the three obtained factors as criterion variables and all other variables as predictors. The results obtained in the analysis have shown strong relationship which lead to the confirmation of the main hypothesis. Althrough probably biased in their profession estimation, typical students are aware of their professional future. In fact half of them are certain that their proffesional aspirations will not be achieved.

Keywords

sociology of proffesion; professional aspirations; status of sociology; professional socialization; professional ethics; semi-profession

Hrčak ID:

154406

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/154406

Publication date:

30.6.1999.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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