OBJECTIVE: The aim of the research was to examine empirically the attitudes of physical education studentstowards their future profession in physical culture and some of their considerations about the choice of their fi eld ofstudy and their opinion about the course of studies.METHODS: The research embraced physical education students studying at the Academy of Physical Educationin Cracow. The research took place in two stages (May 2005 and 2008). The fi rst part involved fi rst year students(N = 162), the second the same students then being fourth year students, but only those, who passed all semesters ontime (N = 103). The students’ attitudes towards their future profession were examined by means of a questionnaireworked out by Grabowski and Skrzypiec.RESULTS: For 45.6% of our respondents the choice of their fi eld of study and prospective profession was de-termined by positive factors. More than half of the tested students (51.6%) chose physical education as their fi eld ofstudy because of their interests and passion. Salary, stability and terms of work are also signifi cant factors. More thanhalf of the respondents declare their willingness to work in their profession after graduation.CONCLUSIONS: From among the values preferred while choosing the physical educator’s profession, passionwas the main choice of the respondents, regardless of gender. The fact that their studies’ positive infl uence on therespondents’ attitudes towards their future profession decrease clearly between the fi rst and the last year of studies,is alarming. It would be advisable to do more detailed research in other schools to verify the educational system andthe practical preparation of prospective physical education teachers.
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