Hierarchy of values preferred by secondary school students in spending free time

The research of the youth has always been a topical issue. The aim of this article was to identify and analyse the preferences of contemporary secondary school youth in spending free time in terms of value creation and value orientation. The authors have analyzed the current state of spending free time by secondary school students and used a quantitative research method, a questionnaire. The results of the analysis of the gained data is presented through graphs. The survey was focused on health, life, education, family, friendship, spiritual values and interests. The results show that young people consider health, family and friendship to be the most importantvalues in their lives. Spiritual values are of the greatest importance in their lives. This survey shows that although contemporary young people live in conditions which are very different from those of the previous generations they still prefer the same values and therefore parents, teachers and policy makers should realize that it is necessary to deal with the difficulties and problems of the youth and tryto provide them with opportunities for spending free time well to avoid social problems which can occur when the youth is not paid attention to.