Professional development and educational preferences, motives and barriers in the life course
The aim of the study was to show that, despite the need for continuous professional development, the role of which is emphasized both in the individual (motivation to learn) and organizational (the need for efficiency), not all age groups in the area have the same experience. The study was conducted in a group of 167 employees of various institutions, using a questionnaire created for the study. The results show that age, as a determinant of developmental change may decide the choice of the type of educational activity, it also differentiates test takers in the range educational activity motives and barriers that are most relevant to them when choosing forms of learning. The process of directing their own development is therefore dependent not only on the preferences of the individual, which are an expression of subjectivity of human development but also the social context such as the support of the employer. Topic requires further studies that will take into account both the characteristics of the individual and the environment, without which it is impossible to fully define the developmental processes in the professional field.
