CRITERIA OF STUDY PROGRAM SELECTION AND SATISFACTION WITH STUDIES IN VILNIUS COOPERATIVE COLLEGE
Journal Title: Role of Higher Education Institutions in Society: Challenges, Tendencies and Perspectives - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Successful selection of study program and students satisfaction with studies have a significant impact on achieving of good study results and becoming a good specialist for labour market. Students use a big variety of selection criteria choosing a study program. The most frequent mentioned criteria were chosen using an analysis of scientific literature. Determined criteria: reccomendations of friends, interesting and perspective speciality, lack of specialists in choosen field, carrier counselling, attractive study price, reputation of a college, random choice. These criteria were included in the first part of questionnaire. Another part of questionnaire include various factors affecting the satisfaction with studies: a possibility to combine studies, job and family, a possibility to get psychological consultations or support, a possibility to participate in social events and self-expression activities, a possibility to participate in conferences or professional events, a possibility to study and find a place for internship abroad (Erasmus program), innovative methods of study and practical training, a possibility to acquire theoretical knowledge background and actual practical skills. The survey was conducted in Vilnius cooperative college – university of applied sciences in 2 stages: the autumn semester of 2012 year and the spring semester of 2014 year. The aims of the survey: to identify the criteria of study program selection and to determine the main factors of students satisfaction with studies. Students evaluated given criteria using 5 points Likert scale. Results of survey were processed using Microsoft Excel. Students have a good opinion about a possibility to participate in conferences, seminars and other professional events, possibility to participate in Erasmus study and internship programs and possibility to participate in social events and self-expression activities also about a strict reaction of teachers to random cases of academic dishonesty. Their have a middle evaluation for possibility to combine study, job and family. The main criteria for study selection are the interesting, actual and perspective speciality, lack of specialists in chosen study field.
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Jurgita Balevičiūtė, Eugenijus Valavičius
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