1. Trends in the academic profile of students from the Teacher's Faculty of the National Sports Academy in Bulgaria Eleonora Mileva National Sports Academy Bulgaria

2. EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Snimki ot rabota na studenti v chujbina

3. FACULTIES NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY Coaches Faculty Teacher’s Faculty
Kinesitherapy and Sports Animation Faculty

4. TEACHER’S FACULTY
Teachers in physical education in all levels of the system of secondary education;
Teachers in higher schools and university colleges;
Teachers and instructors at sport clubs, school sport clubs, fitness centers;
Promoters and organizers of out-of-class sport activities for children and youths;
Experts in state and non-governmental institutions;
Expert in the system of the Ministry of Interior and Bulgarian army.

5. Main reasons
Birth rate decrease leading to a serious demographic crisis of the Bulgarian population
Reduced physical activity of the population
Increased competition between universities to attract students and creation of new professional fields for which there is no real social need
The gap between university education and employers' requirements which leads to a high rate of unemployment young graduates
A significant proportion of high school graduates who choose to continue their higher education in foreign universities

6. Aim of the research
To determine the key trends in the academic profile of students from the Teacher’s Faculty of the National Sports Academy

7. Methods Criteria Students’ gender Survey
Kind of secondary school they graduated
Students’ results from the entrance exam
Motivation to study at the Academy
Interests to work as PE teacher in the future
Level of students’ sports and motor preparation
Survey
Study of educational documentation
Statistical method used is alternative analysis

8. The subjects of the research were 113 first year students (72 male and 41 female) from the Teacher’s Faculty, specializing in physical education at the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria

9. Gender of students

10. Kind of graduated schools

12. Intention of students to become PE teachers

13. S Social status of PE teacher in Bulgaria

14. Conclusions
There is a new trend in the academic characteristics of PE students in the recent years.
There is a significant predominance of men in the professional field, male students show better sports and motor preparation, compared to female.
The greater part of first year students from the Faculty of Physical Education have completed vocational schools.
At the beginning of their education, the students have a high motivation to study at the NSA.
The students are willing to work as teachers in physical education and sport.

15. Recommendations
These results can be used as a basis for future pedagogical work, as well as for further research in the field.
It is necessary to examine the changes in students’ motivation and interest in their education during the course of their study.
It is important to establish the percentage of students in physical education who start work as PE teachers after graduating the National Sports Academy.

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