Prestige of Occupation versus Age and Educational Structure of Workers in Agriculture in the Czech Republic

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Prestige of Occupation versus Age and Educational Structure of Workers in Agriculture in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The future influx of young workers into a certain industry is influenced by several factors, including the industry’s attractiveness or the profession’s prestige, the population’s demographic structure and the number of graduates of educational fields in a given industry. The agricultural sector suffers from an unfavourable age workforce structure and a lower interest in working there. These aspects bring the risk of rural depopulation or a reduction in competitiveness due to a lower willingness to innovate. The image of Czech agriculture as an employer plays an important role in choosing a profession. The main goal of the contribution was to assess the development of the Czech public’s opinions on the prestige of selected types of occupations, with special attention to the occupation of a private farmer, through statistical analysis. Prestige, in this sense, shows the degree of esteem, power, and influence that an individual receives and that is demonstrated to him by others in connection with the performance of a given profession. Long-term research on the prestige of a profession shows that in the ranking of a selected profession’s prestige, the first position has been occupied by doctors: mostly with a gap of more than ten points ahead of the following professions (scientists, nurses, teachers). This group is followed in 6th to 10th place by professions, including a private farmer whose prestige has slightly increased in recent years. Overall, the prestige ranking of professions shows little variability over time. The profession's financial evaluation and power status are important; however, they are only partial criteria for the order and the prestige people attribute to individual professions. Characteristics such as social usefulness, demandingness and responsibility of a certain profession play a significant role in the evaluation of the prestige of a profession. Employment in agriculture has been declining for a long time as qualification requirements in the industry are increasing, generational change in agriculture is not going well, and the workforce in agriculture will continue to age, mainly because of the demographic development in the Czech Republic. The outflow of workers and the ageing of the workforce is and will be a significant problem for Czech agriculture. It is necessary to increase the attractiveness and prestige of professions in agriculture, especially among Generation Z.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Prestige of Occupation versus Age and Educational Structure of Workers in Agriculture in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The future influx of young workers into a certain industry is influenced by several factors, including the industry’s attractiveness or the profession’s prestige, the population’s demographic structure and the number of graduates of educational fields in a given industry. The agricultural sector suffers from an unfavourable age workforce structure and a lower interest in working there. These aspects bring the risk of rural depopulation or a reduction in competitiveness due to a lower willingness to innovate. The image of Czech agriculture as an employer plays an important role in choosing a profession. The main goal of the contribution was to assess the development of the Czech public’s opinions on the prestige of selected types of occupations, with special attention to the occupation of a private farmer, through statistical analysis. Prestige, in this sense, shows the degree of esteem, power, and influence that an individual receives and that is demonstrated to him by others in connection with the performance of a given profession. Long-term research on the prestige of a profession shows that in the ranking of a selected profession’s prestige, the first position has been occupied by doctors: mostly with a gap of more than ten points ahead of the following professions (scientists, nurses, teachers). This group is followed in 6th to 10th place by professions, including a private farmer whose prestige has slightly increased in recent years. Overall, the prestige ranking of professions shows little variability over time. The profession's financial evaluation and power status are important; however, they are only partial criteria for the order and the prestige people attribute to individual professions. Characteristics such as social usefulness, demandingness and responsibility of a certain profession play a significant role in the evaluation of the prestige of a profession. Employment in agriculture has been declining for a long time as qualification requirements in the industry are increasing, generational change in agriculture is not going well, and the workforce in agriculture will continue to age, mainly because of the demographic development in the Czech Republic. The outflow of workers and the ageing of the workforce is and will be a significant problem for Czech agriculture. It is necessary to increase the attractiveness and prestige of professions in agriculture, especially among Generation Z.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

PROCEEDINGS - of the 32nd International Scientific Conference Agrarian Perspectives XXXII. Human Capital and Education in Agriculture

ISBN

978-80-213-3309-3

ISSN

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e-ISSN

2464-4781

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

198-213

Název nakladatele

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Faculty of Economics and Management

Místo vydání

Prague, Czech Republic

Místo konání akce

Prague

Datum konání akce

1. 1. 2023

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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