| Abstract [eng] |
This master thesis analyzes motivation factors that influence a choice of a profession. In this work it is revealed what motives induce students to choose a joint program of physical therapy as they study subject. The aim of the thesis – to analyze professional motivation factors of prospective physical therapy students. Goals: 1) to reveal theoretical motivation factors for choosing a profession of physical therapy; 2) to establish the links between the physical therapy students motivation of studies and the evaluation factors, through analyzing questionnaire survey; 3) to ascertain physical therapy students motives for career choices and motivating factors through the interpretation of the questionnaire survey. In the beginning the hypothesis was emphasized that the choice of career / profession is influenced by internal factors, like personal physical health, interests, life-style, self-assessment, moral attitudes rather then external factors, like parents’ social status, the distance between educational institutions, national economical situation or employment tendencies and situation. In the research 196 first and third year physical therapy students had participated from Šiauliai and Klaipėda universities and students from individual studies. In the theoretical part of this master thesis I reviewed theoretical and practical aspects of career / profession choice and a career education for physical therapists. Questionnaire survey was used to achieve the aim of the research. The results of survey showed that respondents were motivated to choose studies at the university by a possibility to get a scholarship (this is applied to constant studies students because only they have a possibility to get a scholarship) or by an order from the employer. Furthermore, the important role is played by the subject of studies and a personality of professor, also the great importance is given to a possibility to reconcile a time for job and studies. Survey showed, that respondents were satisfied by organized practices and that allows make an assumption that students are motivated and contented with organized studies. Some of the main factors that determined the choice of profession of physical therapy were: “I have an aptitude for this profession”, “the job will be interesting and variant”, “I want work with people and heal them”. Also, respondents gave a preference to a professional knowledge, cognitive methods, etc. Finally, respondents (from both forms of studies) as the most important feature in the physical therapist’s profession chose care and attention. Therefore hypothesis was only partly confirmed as moral attitudes (having an aptitude for profession, wanting to help and heal people, willing to improve them selves in the particular area) were partly important to respondents. Students of constant studies indicated financial accessibility as one of the benefits of choosing this profession, where as students from individual studies referred to studies as to a method to receive a diploma. |
