Major choice determinants. Comparative analysis of the public management major at the Institute of Public Affairs of the Jagiellonian University Cover Image

Major choice determinants. Comparative analysis of the public management major at the Institute of Public Affairs of the Jagiellonian University
Major choice determinants. Comparative analysis of the public management major at the Institute of Public Affairs of the Jagiellonian University

Author(s): Małgorzata Marzec
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: major choice motives; public management; Poland

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to present factors behind a choice of the academic major – management with the field of study – management in the public and non-governmental sector at the Institute of Public Affairs of the Jagiellonian University (IPA JU). The article presents motives which may be a basis of a decision on undertaking higher education at any major and at the major – management with the field of study – management in the public and non-governmental sector. An attempt was made to compare motives behind a choice of various majors. The following questions were asked: What motives are the students beginning higher education guided with? Do the students starting their education at the IPA JU have the same motives as students starting education at other majors? The article was written based on the literature review, widely available research and analyses of research carried out among students who began studies at the IPA JU in 2008–2016.

  • Issue Year: 25/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 173-178
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English