Studentų gyvenimo kokybės vertinimas ir pasitenkinimas studijomis : teorinės įžvalgos ir empiriniai radiniai

This article analyzes student’s quality of life and their satisfaction with studies. The theoretical research model is based on the theories and models of subjective and objective quality of life. On the basis of the analysis of these theoretical attitudes, the main groups of empirical research indicators were distinguished: general quality of life, situational quality of life, material life conditions and psycho-emotional state. The questionnaire was presented to the students to measure their satisfaction with studies. It was prepared by the research group of Konstanz University in 1982 (Germany). The data for this study come from a students survey (conducted in November-December 2009) in Lithuania. The survey involved 964 respondents (544 women and 273 men), who represent university and non-university higher schools of major Lithuanian cities (Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and Vilnius). The methods of Factor analysis and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The research has shown that various parameters of student’s quality of life affect significantly the quality evaluation of studies and teaching. When the hypotheses were checked, statistically reliable models were obtained in all the case