Original scientific paper
Students' Academic Mobility: Attitudes of Students of Economic Faculty in Split
Antonio Dragun
Renata Relja
Abstract
Authors emphasize the need of more intensive research of youth including into the programs of academic mobility, what is evaluated as one of the main goals of Bologna process. The programs directly accomplish the greater mobility of students and the teachers, with an intention of creation a common European high educational area. Within the wider research interests, our aim was to define the students' expectations, aspirations, motivations and the reasons for possible involving in the programs of academic mobility. In this paper we bring the part of results of pilot investigation concerning students' level of information about programs, the obstacles of involving, and the objectives that students consider that could be realized by involving in programs. The investigation was realized by the survey-method, by means of a designed questionnaire on a sample of 382 students of Economic faculty in Split during April and May 2005. The results show the positive attitude on inclusion in programs of academic mobility, but it is necessary to make an additional effort on informing about academic programs and Bologna declaration. The results also show how the lack of information is at the same time the main obstacles for the inclusion. According to the participants' answers, the most important objectives, which could be realized by including in the programs, are: learning foreign languages, easier way for getting a job after returning, improvement, scientific and professional development and self-development.
Keywords
BOLOGNA DECLARATION; PROGRAMS OF ACADEMIC MOBILITY; INFORMING; OBSTACLES FOR INCLUDING; PURPOSES FOR INCLUDING
Hrčak ID:
13266
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2006.
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