Students\u27 Academic Mobility: Attitudes of Students of Economic Faculty in Split

Autori naglašavaju potrebu intenzivnijeg istraživanja uključivanja mladih u programe akademske mobilnosti, što se inače ocjenjuje kao jedan od najvažnijih ciljeva Bolonjskog procesa. Time se neposredno ostvaruje veća mobilnost studenata i nastavnika, a s namjerom stvaranja jedinstvenoga europskog prostora za visoko obrazovanje. Unutar širega istraživačkog interesa željelo se ustvrditi studenska očekivanja, želje, motivaciju, odnosno, razloge za moguće uključenje studenata u programe akademske mobilnosti. U radu se iznosi onaj dio rezultata pilot istraživanja koji se odnosi na informiranost studenata o programima mobilnosti, prepreke za uključenje, te ciljeve za koje studenti više ili manje smatraju da bi uključenjem mogli realizirati. Istraživanje je izvršeno metodom ankete, pomoću konstruiranog upitnika na uzorku od 382 studenta Ekonomskog fakulteta u Splitu tijekom travnja i svibnja 2005. g. Pokazalo se kako prevladava pozitivan stav prema uključenju u programe akademske mobilnosti, no nužno je uložiti dodatni napor u vezi s informiranjem o programima i samoj Bolonjskoj deklaraciji. Rezultati pokazuju da je nedostatak informiranosti ujedno i glavna prepreka za uključenje. Od prikazanih ciljeva, koji bi se eventualno mogli realizirati uključenjem, ispitanici najvažnijima smatraju: učenje stranih jezika, lakše pronalaženje posla nakon povratka, stručno i znanstveno usavršavanje, te rad na osobnom razvitku.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\u27 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\u27 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\u27 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