Aspiracje edukacyjne młodzieży w warunkach zmieniającego się społeczeństwa

Civilization transformations compel necessity for changes in planning one's own life. Premature planning of the future and its execution in definite time becomes a requirement of our times . Thus, the choice of education resulting in specific qualifications and skills ,which are essential to meet labour market expectations ,plays a significant role. Reaching a certain level of formal education is necessary but not sufficient to be successful in life, fulfil plans and provide peaceful existence. Therefore, education and qualifications make a starting point for life career. The article will present a piece of research about educational aspirations of 280 high school students. The research was comparative. The results of two types of schools are compared i.e. public and non-public comprehensive high schools from towns of different sizes from Podkarpackie district. Acknowledging educational ambitions chosen by the youth will enable rational planning of the time spent in high school in order to help students choose the right educational path. Incorrect selection of school caused by wrongly formed educational aspirations often results in failures in educational process and frustrations in a young person's life. It seems indispensable to prepare the young in such a way that they plan their professional career intentionally and actively due to making right choices. In order to provide the relevant support, one should acknowledge outlines of plans that young people initially make and then consolidate into coherent entirety.