Psychológia a patopsychológia dieťaťa, 43, 2008, č. 1, s. 47–65

A uestionnaire research of school and vocational orientation was carried out on the sample of 4713 pupils of 9th grades of 218 basic schools in Slovakia, which were chosen by the stratified proportional selection from all eight Slovak counties. The most preferred direction of secondary-school training, which is chosen by more than one third of basic school graduates, is a study at secondary technical school. Pupils have the biggest interest in groups of employments such as Servicing-staff, Chief employees of big organizations, managers, and Other scientists and professional mental employees. A very low (under 1 percent of options) interest of pupils of basic schools in Slovakia is in groups of vocations such as Sellers, Clothing and shoe industry, Manufacturers and servicemen of accurate devices, Creative craftsmen, Operation of stationary equipments and assembling workers, Metallurgy and Mining, Food industry, and Qualified workers in agriculture, forestry, and fishery. The most frequent motive of study and vocational choice of pupils of basic schools is their interest in a given subject. In the two thirds of cases pupils decide themselves about choosing their future study, i.e., vocation. The most of information necessary for professional development pupils draw from the Internet and newspapers. Pupils often consult their school and vocational development with parents or other close people, and they look for information on the Internet. Only a little information do they obtain from teachers and educational counsellorss. Of labor values, pupils of basic schools mostly prefer values for utilization of their abilities and for carrying them out; to be independent and to work and decide independently

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