CAREER CHOICE FACTORS FOR BSW STUDENTS - A 10-YEAR PERSPECTIVE

This article examines the major factors involved in choosing to enter social work for 746 undergraduate students studied over a 10-year peri od. Its findings suggest that, although altruism remains the touchston e for their choice, students are motivated by both service to others a nd job self-interest. The findings also indicate that the dimensions o f motivation for choosing social work have not significantly changed o ver the last 10 years. The implications for these findings are also di scussed.