Abstract:

The emphasis placed by higher education institutions on the preparation of professionals for specific professions overshadows the education of university students in the terms of values. At the same time, society is becoming increasingly aware that we need professionals who are professionally proficient and also have integrated values such as honesty, justice, humanity, etc. This paper presents the results of quantitative research, which looked at the level of value orientation of respondents using a standardised questionnaire – the Questionnaire of Value Orientations, Attitudes to Values and Motivation to Perform. The aim of the research is to analyse the levels of individual value orientations in relation to faculties at which the respondents studied. The results of the research indicate a positive correlation between the values prioritized by the programme of study and the highest value orientations of students. This indicates the need to design educational programmes for university students aimed at reinforcing underdeveloped values that are not prioritized by a particular programme.

Keywords:

University student, value orientation, education of university students for values.