Socio-demographic Background and Career Consciousness of Students in Agricultural Higher Education in Eastern Hungary

Abstract

In this study, we compare the socio-demographic background of Hungarian higher education students in the field of agriculture with that of students in other fields, and we also examine students’ career consciousness based on data from a large-sample survey conducted in Eastern Hungary in 2019. We found that in the field of agriculture 63.6% of the students were male and 64. 8% came from smaller settlements, which may be explained by the nature of the agricultural field. Regarding career consciousness, we found that while agricultural students come to higher education with the hope of obtaining a well-paying, high-prestige job, they usually do not engage in career-oriented activities and achievements during their studies.

Keywords

• agricultural field of study
• higher education students
• socio-demographic background
• career consciousness
• quantitative analysis