The purpose of this study is to examine different perspectives and ways of spending leisure time of students (teachers-to-be) becoming from three different socio-cultural and economic backgrounds. The same research procedure was applied in the same period in Macedonia, Slovenia and Bulgaria. The sample of examiners was consisted of total 354 examiners (128 students from Macedonia, 60 students from Slovenia and 166 from Bulgaria). Research was realized by using specially designed closed form of questionnaire, composed of 21 questions. Obtained results were analyzed using descriptive statistics parameters. Differences among student's opinions were tested applying descriptive and comparative statistics. In general, differences between students were noted mainly in questions related with the amount of leisure time, activities applied during this time as well as differences in contents suggested by the universities. The obtained results are future suggestions for both, youth and university in order to be improved and enriched.
The aim of the paper is to reveiw the opinions of students who are in the initial preparation phase for the teaching profession, about why they have chosen this profession and whether something has changed for them during these years of studying this profession. The research included a total of 72 students from the study programs: Preschool Education, Primary School Education and Pedagogy at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Goce Delchev University in Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia. The survey was conducted in June 2022. An online survey questionnaire was prepared, in which the questions (open and closed type) were grouped into three parts: general information about students, motivating and demotivating factors for choosing the teaching profession, initial education – preparation for entering the teaching profession.
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