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Attitudes of Polytechnic Students in Informatics on the Croatian Higher Education System, the Chosen Course of Study and Study Conditions

Attitudes of Polytechnic Students in Informatics on the Croatian Higher Education System, the Chosen Course of Study and Study Conditions

Authors :
Goran Kozina
Darko Dukić
Damira Keček
Source :
Tehnički vjesnik, Volume 21, Issue 2
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Reforma hrvatskog visokog obrazovanja bila je inicirana nužnošću podizanja njegove kvalitete i konkurentnosti, stavljanja sveučilišta, veleučilišta i visokih škola u funkciju bržeg ekonomskog i društvenog razvoja, te integracije cjelokupnog sustava u međunarodni obrazovni prostor. Intencija ovog rada bila je utvrditi kakvi su, u kontekstu poduzetih reformi, stavovi veleučilišnih studenata informatike o sustavu visokog obrazovanja, upisanom studiju i uvjetima studiranja. Istraživanjem se nastojala stvoriti informacijska podloga koja je neophodna za objektivnu ocjenu i prosudbu promjena koje su nastupile kao rezultat implementacije bolonjskog procesa. U radu su također ispitane razlike u percepciji između studenata informatike i njihovih kolega upisanih na ostale studije. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju da veleučilišni studenti ne percipiraju sustav visokog obrazovanja, upisani studij i uvjete studiranja u dovoljnoj mjeri pozitivno, što ukazuje na potrebu njihovog daljnjeg preoblikovanja. Posebno je upozoravajući nalaz da su ocjene studenata upisanih na studije iz područja informatike uglavnom niže od ocjena ostalih studenata. Važnost ove studije proizlazi iz činjenice da su mišljenja hrvatskih veleučilišnih studenata o analiziranim pitanjima bila do sada zanemarena.<br />The reform of the Croatian higher education was initiated by the need to increase its quality and competitiveness, to harness universities, polytechnics and colleges for the purpose of economic and social development, as well as to integrate the system as a whole into the international education space. Considering the reforms undertaken so far, the paper aims to establish the attitudes of polytechnic students in informatics on higher education system, the chosen course of study and study conditions. The research attempted to create an information base that is required for an objective assessment and evaluation of the changes brought about by the Bologna process implementation. Furthermore, the paper surveyed the differences in perceptions between students in informatics and their peers enrolled in other courses of study. The obtained results show that polytechnic students’ perception of the higher education system, the chosen course of study and study conditions is not sufficiently positive, which indicates they need to be revised and upgraded. It was especially alarming to find that the assessments of students enrolled in informatics programmes were generally lower than those of other students. The relevance of this study lies in the fact that opinions of the Croatian polytechnic students on the analyzed issues have so far been disregarded.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13303651 and 18486339
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Tehnički vjesnik, Volume 21, Issue 2
Accession number :
edsair.dedup.wf.001..9ebf95ae408e9e1926a7db0ac8947e80