Career expectations of students at the University of Split

Predmet sociološkog istraživanja su karijerna očekivanja studenata Sveučilišta u Splitu koja razmatramo kroz njihovu povezanost s obrazovnim aspiracijama i zadovoljstvom dosadašnjim obrazovanjem, stavovima o mogućnosti razvijanja u struci te spremnosti na prostornu mobilnost u svrhu karijernog napredovanja i usavršavanja u radu. Istraživanje je provedeno metodom ankete tijekom svibnja 2018. godine na uzorku od 199 studenata splitskog Sveučilišta. Rezultati pokazuju kako se obrazovne aspiracije i visoka karijerna očekivanja mogu uvidjeti iz glavnih razloga upisa studija te želje za nastavkom obrazovanja na doktorskom studiju. Kao glavni razlog upisa prevladava interes za područje studija (51,3%). Petina studenata namjerava upisati doktorski studij, a čak polovina ne zna hoće li ga upisati ili ne. Kada je riječ o očekivanjima od posla i karijere, studenti iskazuju visoka očekivanja obzirom na većinu ponuđenih aspekata u upitniku, neovisno o fakultetu s kojeg dolaze. Obzirom na neizvjesnost i poteškoće realizacije karijere u Hrvatskoj, ispitanici su većinom spremni na odlazak u inozemstvo, neovisno radi li se o stalnom ili privremenom radu ili studiranjuThe main goals of the sociolgical research are career expectations of students at the University of Split, which are studied through their connection with the educational aspirations and level of satisfaction with educational system, attitudes about the career opportunities, as well as the personal readiness in the term of spatial mobility for a case of carreer advancement. The survey is conducted in May 2018 on the sample of 199 students at the University of Split. The results show that the main reasons for studying are good indicators of high career expectations. In that sense, the interest in a specific field of study is listed as most important (51.3%). Furthermore, one fifth of students wants to get their PhD, while a half is not sure whether to study PhD or not. When it comes to job/career expectations, respondents show high expectations considering most of aspects given in the questionairre, regardless of the subject they are studying. Given the uncertainty and difficulty of realizing a career in Croatia, respondents are mostly ready to go abroad in search for a better job or further education