POSTAWY MŁODYCH WOBEC SŁUŻBY CYWILNEJ

Abstrakt

Research into the attitudes towards the state institutions always provides answers to questions about the status and direction of development of the social environment in which these institutions operate. The study of the attitudes towards the civil service is no different. The centenary of the civil service in Poland provides a good opportunity to look at how it functions in the opinion and assessment of young people (aged 1834). This is because attitudes reflect civic education on the one hand, and on the other practical experience of contacts with offices and corps members. The identification of factors forming attitudes towards the civil service of young people and the diagnosis of their beliefs are the basic objectives of this article. Studies of attitudes of young people towards the civil service indicate a relatively good level of recognition of this service and positive beliefs about its functioning. It is noteworthy that in the youngest group of respondents the opinions about the civil service are better, compared with those of all the respondents and the young working people. This state of affairs may be indicative of relatively high attractiveness of the corps and the potential of the civil service as an employer. However, attitudes towards the civil service are not onesided. The perception of strengths is accompanied by a realistic view of the problems faced by both a civil servant himself and his clients. This twosided perspective gives hope that young people, whether as clients or as employees, have an educated view of the functioning of the civil service in Poland.