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Gyógypedagógia szakos hallgatók társadalmi háttere és pályaképének néhány eleme
Social Background and Career Path Characteristics of Special Education Students

Author(s): Mihály Fónai, Diána Szabó
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Sociology of Education
Published by: Partiumi Keresztény Egyetem
Keywords: special education students; social background; career choice motives; degree attainment motives; job expectations;

Summary/Abstract: This study analyses the social background, career choice and degree attainment motives, and job expectations of Hungarian special education students using a secondary analysis of the 2023 DPR dataset. Findings show that students’ decisions are shaped by both intrinsic motives—commitment to helping professions and personal development—and pragmatic, security-oriented considerations such as labour-market stability and the advantages of having a degree. Social background, particularly fathers’ educational attainment, significantly structures motivational patterns and future career aspirations.

  • Issue Year: 24/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 39-62
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Hungarian
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