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• Environmentalism of university students in relation to their materialism, life satisfaction, views on politics and pandemic

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  Ferenc Mónus

  Tamás Béres

  Flórián Sipos

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  74

  Recently, an increasing focus has been made on studying environmental problems and the
  related social phenomena. Understanding the environmentalism and its influencing factors
  in the case of higher education students can greatly help the preparation and identification
  of sustainability policies and educational practices in higher education institutions. In this study, we investigated environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behavior of
  students at 17 Hungarian universities as a function of a number of hypothesized influencing
  factors. These included materialistic values, life satisfaction, political views, and views on the
  Covid-19 pandemic. According to our results, these were all related to environmentalism. More
  environmentally conscious students were less materialistic, less right-wing in their political
  views, more satisfied with their lives, and also differed in their views on pandemic issues. Beside
  a weaker impact of environmentalism and political views, life satisfaction was largely influenced
  by the relative financial situation perceived by respondents.

• Family plans and career plans among higher education students in the field of social sciences based on a pilot study in Eastern Hungary

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  Márta Mohácsi

  Hajnalka Fényes

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  72

  Our paper explores the family and career plans of social sciences students at Hungary’s second largest university based on a questionnaire-based pilot study. Nowadays, careers include more than the traditional vertical promotion within an organisation, as seen from the emergence of the self-directed “protean” career type, which prompts organisations to adapt to individuals’ values, attitudes, and own career definitions. In addition, the Kaleidoscope Career Model sets out that individuals adapt their career goals to their life stages. Thus, students’ career and family plans matter to prospective employers. Our results show that a modern self-directed career type has emerged among students, for whom it is a priority to meet their own expectations. In several cases, starting a family is preceded by career goals. Furthermore, despite the “feminine” nature of social sciences, our pilot study shows that male students in the field still tend to conform to traditional gender roles regarding the importance of family and career. Our research implies that prospective employers need to adapt their HR strategies to young people’s family and career plans. Moreover, organisations should support students in gaining relevant work experience and in achieving their subsequent career plans.