SOME PSYCHO-SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST YEAR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS

U ovom radu izneseni su rezultati istraživanja nekih socijalno-psiholoških karakteristika studenata prve godine Studija socijalnog rada u Zagrebu: motiva upisa na studij, životnih ciljeva, te percepcije faktora socijalne promocije. Na uzorku od 73 studenta-ispitanika anketom je ispitivan stupanj slaganja s određenim stavovima ocjenama između 1 i 5. Prema rezultatima istraživanja studentima je najvažniji motiv upisa na studij bila želja da svojim stručnim radom pomažu ljudima (s prosječnom ocjenom 4.45), dok je na njih najmanje utjecao nagovor (s prosječnom ocjenom 1.29). Živjeti u skladu sa svojom savješću najvažniji im je životni cilj (prosječna ocjena 4.84), a postizanje moći i utjecaja najmanje im je važno (prosječna ocjena 2.64). S druge strane ispitanici drže da je za uspjeh u društvu danas najvažniji novac (prosječna ocjena 4.38), dok su poštenje i pravednost, te korektan odnos prema drugima najmanje važni (prosječna ocjena 2.77). Prema tome, ovo istraživanje potvrđuje tezu da studenti socijalnog rada žive u raskoraku između vrijednosti koje smatraju dominantnima u društvu i vlastitih, manje utilitarnih vrijednosti.This paper gives the results of studying some characteristics of the First year students of the School of Social Work in Zagreb. We tried to find out their motives to study at the School, their life goals and their perception of the factors that influence social promotion. The research has been don at the sample of 73 students; a questionnare has been used to find out the level of agreement with certain statements on the 1 to 5 scale. The results show that the most important motive to study at that particular school is their wish to help people professionally (average 4.45). On the other hand they have been very little influenced by somebody else (average 1.29). Their most important aim is to live in harmony with their conscience (average 4.84) while gaining the power is nearly not important at all (average 2.64). However, the students think that money is the most important factor of social success (average 4.38), while honesty, fairness and justice are less important (average 2.77). So we could say that students of social work live in discrepancy between values they honor and values that they see as dominant in the society