Reasons why university students choose the teaching profession

V prispevku so prikazani rezultati raziskave, v kateri je sodelovalo 128 študentov prvega in četrtega letnika univerzitetnega študijskega programa Razredni pouk Pedagoške fakultete v Mariboru. V raziskavi so nas zanimali razlogi študentov za izbiro učiteljskega poklica, zadovoljstvo študentov z izbiro študijske smeri in z delom na fakulteti. Med petimi skupinami razlogov študenti najvišje ocenjujejo altruistične in samouresničitvene razloge, najnižje pa ocenjujejo materialne in alternativne razloge. Ugotovili smo, da med študenti 1. in 4. letnika ni statistično značilnih razlik pri razlogih za izbiro učiteljskega poklica, da so študenti v glavnem zadovoljni z izbiro študijske smeri in da z leti študija upadajo zadovoljstvo in pričakovanja v zvezi s študijem. The article describes the results of research done about the reasons why students choose the teaching profession. 128 university students participated in the research. The students were comprised of freshmen and seniors enrolled in the Elementary Education program at the Faculty of Education. In the research we were interested in the reasons why students choose teaching as a profession, the degree of satisfaction with their choice and the working conditions at the faculty. Of the five groups we researched, most students chose the teaching profession for altruistic and self-realization reasons. Very few of the students chose the profession because of materialistic and alternative reasons. There were no statistically significant differences found among freshmen and senior students regarding their reasons for choosing the teaching profession. The study also shows that the students are mainly satisfied with their choice of study and that their satisfaction and expectations regarding their study program decrease with years of study