Motives that stand behind the choice of geography class in selected post–secondary schools of Greater Poland voivodeship Cover Image

Motywy wyboru klas geograficznych w wybranych szkołach ponadgimnazjalnych województwa wielkopolskiego
Motives that stand behind the choice of geography class in selected post–secondary schools of Greater Poland voivodeship

Author(s): Arkadiusz Marek Tomczyk
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: secondary school;Greater Poland;geography class
Summary/Abstract: Aim of this thesis is to diagnose motives that stand behind the choice of classes with extended learning program from geography in selected secondary schools. Materials to ananalysis were provided by the survey research conducted in September 2013. Research included 170 pupils from second classes from four secondary schools in Greater Poland. Conducted research have shown that the main motives of choosing geography classes are: interests in geography, usability of geography during recruitment for studies, easy material to learn. Geography classes were mainly chosen by the pupils, who obtained at the end of first class from geography: fair grade (35%) and good grade (30%). Fields of studies that were most often enumerated by the pupils for their further education are: economy, tourism, recreation and geography.