Technical gazette, Vol. 19 No. 2, 2012.
Original scientific paper
Analysis of students' ICT usage in the function of Croatian higher education development management
Darko Dukić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9131-232X
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Physics, Trg Ljudevita Gaja 6, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Gordana Dukić
orcid.org/0000-0002-1166-6807
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Information Sciences, Lorenza Jägera 9, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Goran Kozina
; Polytechnic in Varaždin, Jurja Križanića 33, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
Abstract
The paper presents the results of the research aimed at establishing the purpose and frequency of using information and communication technologies (ICT) among Croatian polytechnic students in learning and education processes. The research was conducted on a sample of 818 students enrolled in six polytechnics. Within data analysis the descriptive statistics indicators were calculated. Discriminant analysis was conducted to determine the ways of ICT usage according to which the defined student groups differ the most. Research results indicate that certain student groups, especially those enrolled in technical studies, use ICT more intensively. Furthermore, the research revealed that some aspects of ICT usage among Croatian polytechnic students have been neglected. The significance of this paper arises from the fact that the issues analyzed therein, although crucial for current situation assessment and for formulating the Croatian higher education development strategy, have not been adequately investigated. The results presented here can therefore be viewed as management support to the development of this system, but also as a basis for future analyses.
Keywords
Croatian higher education; development management; discriminant analysis; ICT; polytechnic students
Hrčak ID:
83900
URI
Publication date:
29.6.2012.
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