Author of the research: Jūratė Leskauskaitė Title of the research: Motivation of Profession Choice of Social Pedagogy Students Location of the research: Lithuanian University of Agriculture. Department of Psychology and Professional Pedagogy. Akademija, 2006. Size of the research: 77 pages Research includes: 34 tables, 31 diagrams, 5 appendices. Literature recourses: 33 Object of the research: Factors of professional choice Methods of the research: 1. Analysis of scientific literature. 2. Questionnaire poll. 3. Statistical analysis of the data. Results of the research: According to the results of the research students of Social Pedagogy choosing the profession of a social pedagogue expect an interesting job. According to the students of Social Pedagogy meaningful job is one where a person could meet the requirements of four-level needs. According to the students of Social Pedagogy and English Pedagogy, if they were offered to choose their speciality once again, their choice would remain the same. According to the results of the research students of English Pedagogy choosing the profession of an English pedagogue expect a well-paid and permanent job. The students of English Pedagogy indicate the profession of an English pedagogue as prestigious and perspective. According to the research the factors of professional choice were the following: permanent, interesting, well-paid, perspective job.

Tyrimo aktualumas. Profesijos pasirinkimas yra vienas svarbiausių ir reikšmingiausių žmogaus pasirinkimų, nes jis lemia tolesnio gyvenimo kokybę. Vieniems tokius sprendimus priimti sekasi lengviau, kitiems – sunkiau (Pociūtė, Isiūnaitė, 2011). Anot B. Pociūtės (2010), šiandien darbas žmogui, visuomenei reiškia ne tik finansinį šaltinį, bet ir gerokai daugiau. Darbas suteikia galimybę užimti tam tikrą padėtį visuomenėje, tapti pripažintam. Darbas nulemia ne tik žmogaus gyvenimo pobūdį, bet ir gyvenimo stilių bei draugų ratą. Racionalus, pagrįstas profesijos pasirinkimas reiškia ne tik profesinio elgesio plėtrą, bet ir pagrįstą požiūrį į kitus savo gyvenimo aspektus. Tyrimo objektas. III–IV gimnazijos klasių mokinių ugdymo karjerai problemos ir galimybės. Tyrimo tikslas. Ištirti III–IV gimnazijos klasių mokinių ugdymo karjerai problemas ir galimybes. / Relevance of the survey. The selection of profession is one of the most important and most significant choices of the human being, because it affects the quality of the further life. Some people can easily make such decisions, while others – encounter some problems (Pociūtė, Isiūnaitė, 2011). According to B. Pociūtė (2010) today the work for the human being and the society means not only the financial source but much more. The work gives a possibility to occupy some position in the society, to get recognised. The work determines not only the type of life of the human being, but also the lifestyle and friends. Rational, motivated choice of profession means not only the development of the professional behaviour, but also the reasoned attitude towards other aspects of the own life. Object of the survey. Problems and possibilities of the career education of children in III-IV forms of the gymnasium. Aim of the Work. To analyse problems and possibilities of the career education of children in III-IV forms of the gymnasium.