Choosing to study geography and the career aspirations of future graduates and postgraduates

Tatjana Resnik Planinc; Sašo Stefanovski

doi:10.4312/dela.59.179-211

Avtorji

Tatjana Resnik Planinc Univerza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta
Sašo Stefanovski Univerza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/dela.59.179-211

Ključne besede:

študij geografije, poklicne aspiracije, odločitev za študij, Slovenija

Povzetek

Na odločitev mladostnika za določen študij zagotovo vplivajo številni dejavniki, med katerimi lahko izpostavimo predvsem njegove interese in predanost nečemu, sposobnosti in veščine, karierne možnosti, družinska pričakovanja, socialni pritisk in vpliv vrstnikov, informacije, ki so mu na voljo, in svetovanje, ki ga je deležen, ter finančne omejitve. Z namenom ugotoviti, kaj vse botruje odločitvi mladostnikov za študij geografije in kakšne so poklicne aspiracije bodočih diplomantov in magistrantov, smo leta 2017 in 2020 na Oddelku za geografijo FF UL izvedli raziskavo, v kateri je skupno sodelovalo 155 študentov prvih letnikov prve in druge stopnje ter drugih letnikov druge stopnje. Rezultati nam bodo v veliko pomoč pri nadaljnjem razvoju študija geografije, saj nam poznavanje dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na njihove odločitve za študij, ter njihovih poklicnih želja in pričakovanj omogoča razumeti nizke številke vpisa na študij geografije v zadnjih letih (ki na vseh treh slovenskih oddelkih za geografijo niso primerljive s preteklimi) ter poiskati potencialne rešitve oziroma pot k izboljšanju trenutne situacije.

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