Th is paper deals with the burnout syndrome among students in the context of selected demographic characteristics of respondents, frequented level of study, satisfaction with the study, frequented study program, study performance and the vision for their future careers. Th e study aims to identify the possible predictors of the burnout syndrome among the students and identify the risk groups of students. Altogether 350 students from the Faculty of Education participated in the research, and the SBI (School Burnout Inventory) questionnaire was used to measure the burnout syndrome. Th e main fi ndings include the rate of school burnout, with almost 18% of students exhibiting a high level. Using the method of classifi cation trees, variables such as age and the overall satisfaction rate with the study were identifi ed as predictors on the "Cynicism" subscale; grade average, age and fi eld of study on the "Inadequacy" subscale, and no predictor was identifi ed on the "Emotional Exhaustion" subscale. Th ese results were complemented by qualitative interviews with the students and a teacher training specialist.

The aim of this paper is to identify the typology of teachers in the extent of perceived students' misbehavior and the differences in teachers' self-efficacy. We used our own questionnaire as a research tool aimed to identify the frequency of symptoms of misbehavior and the OSTES Questionnaire to identify the self-efficacy of teachers. We identified two types of teachers in terms of the extent of perceived students' misbehavior, which also exhibits significant differences in teachers' self-efficacy.

In the paper, the authors discuss the motivation for the profession of social work and perception of selected elements of personal and professional skills and abilities of social 151 SOCIALINIS DARBAS 2018 m. Nr. 16(2).Mokslo darbai workers, active in the field of public administration. The research was realized while using quantitative strategy using an author's questionnaire based on a sample of 63 respondents -social workers. Factor analysis has identified unidimensional motivation factor for pursuing the profession of social work and two factors of personal and professional skills and abilities -internal and external equipment of social worker.

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The authors discussed in the article the issue of the relationship identification between selected aspects of the family environment and chosen free time activities of children. Quantitative research using the questionnaire of authors was attended by 618 respondents - parents of children attending elementary schools in the town of Ruzomberok. The most important findings from the research include the discovery that the material environment of the family - mainly the monthly household income correlates with the free time activities of the children – while positive correlation was demonstrated during active spending of leisure time, negative correlation (but not at a significant level) was shown in passive spending of free time.