[The motivational value foundations in the choice of career among professional nursing students and students studying at teacher's college].
For the profession of teachers and nurses we need well-trained, highly qualified employees with a sense of vocation.


OBJECTIVE
A comparative analysis of motivation in the choice of career among professional nursing students and teacher-students.


METHODS
This analysis was done in Hungary among professional nursing students and students participating in teacher training. In this sample 783 students were analysed.


RESULTS
In the choice of career of nurses and teachers the primary motivation is of altruistic nature and also the human characteristics of the chosen career. According to genders in the case of female interviewed people we got a higher value than in the case of males in connection with "Helping people". It is more typical in the case of professional nursing students to choose the career as early as in their childhood. Choosing the career at a later age is typical for those who are teacher-students.


CONCLUSIONS
As a consequence of our rapid economic changes or because of career dissatisfaction, we have to face the fact that the qualifications obtained at a young age will not last for a life time, and the majority of people are forced to change their jobs several times during their lives. In harmonizing the demands of the labour market and education, those people who take part in professional education and training have a professional advantage.
Kovácsné Tóth
Agnes
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Széchenyi István Egyetem, Petz Lajos Egészségügyi és Szociális Intézet, Gyôr. tagnes@sze.hu
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000533:Altruism; D002321:Career Choice; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000639:trends; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013663:Teaching