Paper author: Vaida Radzevičienė Paper topic: Factors Influencing the Choise of Profession by Schoolchildren from Rural and Urban Areas Place of writing the paper: Lithuanian Agricultural University. The Department of Profession Education and Psychology. 2006 Size of paper: 60 pages Paper contains: 9 tables, 17 pictures, 3 supplements Literature sources: 34 Research object: Factors influencing the choice of first profession by schoolchildren from urban and rural teritories Research methods: The analyses of scientific literature; questionnaire (made by myself according to lecturer I. Maknienė test); interview with vocational teachers; the analysis of research results (PAULA). Research results: After analysing the data of questionnaire and interview it is possible to say that urban teritories schoolchildren while choosing a profession are influenced by internal interests, practical benefit and sometimes friends, and rural schoolchildren are influenced by inner interests, practical benefit and family. As there was not found very big differences among the factors influencing urban and rural schoolchildren in the research it is possible to say, that the first part of hypothesis – the first profession choise of urban and rural schoolchildren are influenced by different social factors – was not approved. The second part – rural schoolchildren are more influenced by family and urban schoolchildren are influenced by friends – was approved partialy: rural schoolchildren are... [to full text]