SATISFACTION WITH THE SOCIAL-WORK PROFESSION - A 10-YEAR ANALYSIS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS

A 10-yr. study of 746 social work undergraduates' perceived satisfacti on with seven factors related to their career choice suggested high sa tisfaction with social work as a career; with the purposes and functio ns of social work, and the students' initial volunteer experience. The re were no significant changes in satisfaction over the 10-yr. period, which findings parallel those of other studies in which similar metho ds have been used with practicing social workers.