'Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb'
Abstract
The aim of the research presented in this paper was to identify the relation of mechanical engineering students’ individual motives and their choice of specialty to success in their studies. The research includes consideration of motivational factors from a number of aspects. The results suggest a connection between academic success and the motives of professional advancement, success in the profession, achieving perceptible success at work, opportunities for hierarchical advancement in a company and others. In accordance with the expressed motives, the results highlight the importance of individual specialties for students depending on the success achieved in the course of their studies.Cilj je istraživanja prikazanog u ovom radu utvrditi povezanost između pojedinačnih motiva studenata strojarstva i njihovog odabira specijalizacije s obzirom na uspjeh u tijeku studija. Istraživanje uključuje razmatranje motivacijskih čimbenika s različitih gledišta. Rezultati upućuju na povezanost između uspjeha na studiju i motiva profesionalnog napredovanja, uspjeha u struci, postignuća vidljivog uspjeha na poslu, mogućnosti hijerarhijskog napredovanja u tvrtki i drugih. U skladu s izraženim motivima, rezultati upućuju na važnost pojedine specijalizacije za studente ovisno o postignutom uspjehu u tijeku studij
