scholarly journals Different Forms of Civil Activity and Employment in Hungary and Abroad, and the Development of Student Drop-out

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Valéria Markos ◽  
Zsófia Kocsis ◽  
Ágnes Réka Dusa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Student Employment ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Voluntary Work ◽  
Student Dropout ◽  
Work Related ◽  
University Life ◽  
Specific Culture

Young people involved in higher education have created a specific culture, to which, in addition to their studies, social and cultural activities associated with university life are also related (Kozma, 2006). Among these activities, student employment and participation in civic organizations should be highlighted. Voluntary and paid work among higher education students is increasing. These activities have several advantages in terms of future benefits; however, the attracting role of the labour market is one possible reason for dropout. In our current research, we emphasize the role of employment and civil activity in the development of student dropout. Masevičiūtė et al. (2018) found that a quarter of students stopped studying for work-related reasons. In addition, a negative perception of the marketability of the course they are on may lead to the interruption of university studies. In our study, we analysed the extent to which students are willing to interrupt their higher education studies in exchange for voluntary work. In our current research, we examined how often and for what reasons students who dropped out did paid work and volunteering during their studies.

scholarly journals Features of Student Employment in the Hungarian-Romanian Cross Border Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-202
Author(s):  
Zsófia KOCSIS
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Student Employment ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Gainful Employment ◽  
Working Students ◽  
Regular Work

Abstract: The aim of the research is to examine student employment, which plays an important role in the lives of university students. According to previous research results, paid work is characterized by an increasing tendency, with occasional and holiday work being characteristic of students, as well as regular work during the semester too. Current research focuses on the characteristics of gainful employment in the Hungarian-Romanian border region. The database PERSIST 2019 (N = 2199) was used, the research took place in higher education institutions in the eastern region of Hungary and in higher education institutions bordering the country. We investigate the differences between the demographic, social and institutional backgrounds of working students. We also analyze the relationships between effectiveness, engagement and student employment. According to our results there are differences between the institutions both in the frequency of employment and in the horizontal fit of work. Hungarian students take up work more often than Romanian students, but study-related work is more typical for Romanian students. However, paid work does not hinder the academic performance of the students and the building of relationships within the institution, it even has a positive impact on the students' university career.

The Greek Challenge in Work-Based Learning

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-182
Author(s):  
Nikolaos I. Taousanidis ◽  
Myrofora A. Antoniadou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Open Learning ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Pedagogical Principles

Work-based learning is generated, controlled and used within a community of practice and brings new understanding to pedagogical principles as the role of worker becomes also that of learner. This paper presents a series of opportunities of this type of learning, which even enables students to work at a distance, using open-learning techniques, as self-managed learners in their work-related context. The author analyses the legitimacy of work-based knowledge in a higher education setting: this is crucial in understanding the differences and similarities both within the field of work-based learning itself and between work-based learning and more conventional educational programmes. Finally, a method of facilitating and managing such work- based learning in universities is presented.

scholarly journals Communities of practice for international students: An exploration of the role of Peer Assisted Study Sessions in supporting transition and learning in higher education

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Chilvers
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Legitimate Peripheral Participation ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
University Life

There is growing interest in understanding how international students can best be enabled to adjust to, participate in and learn within Higher Education (HE). This paper explores literature and examines findings from exploratory interviews in a UK institution in order to investigate the contribution the Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) scheme makes to this process.Interviews with international students were analysed using Lave and Wenger’s (1991) social-learning model, Communities of Practice (CoP), for exploring the role of PASS in supporting international students’ transition and learning in HE. Using themes of community, practice and participation, findings illuminated the role of PASS in providing international students with an intermediary CoP, providing transition support into the CoP on their course and university life. PASS facilitated their social integration with students of other nationalities, developing relationships with peers and PASS leaders, contributing to an increased sense of belonging to a community. Through the mutual engagement of attendees and leaders, students developed shared language, values and practices relating to their discipline and studying in UK HE. Established PASS leaders shared first year experiences with ‘newcomer’ international students, supporting their transition into UK HE culture and enabling their legitimate peripheral participation to develop further. Participation in PASS fostered students’ engagement with learning activities and independent study habits. Limitations to the study and suggestions for further research are discussed.

scholarly journals Role of NGOs in motivating youths to volunteer work related to the social and economic returns in the Sultanate of Oman

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Wajeha Thabit Al-Ani ◽  
Mohammed Abdulhameed Lashin ◽  
Rashid Sulaman Al Fahdi ◽  
Aisha Salim Al Harthi
Keyword(s):  
Total Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Voluntary Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results

This study aims to investigate the role of NGOs in motivating youths to volunteer work in the Sultanate of Oman. Also it analyzes the social and economic returns of youths’ volunteer work in civic societies and the facilities offered to them and the laws and regulations governing the work of volunteer in those societies. Qualitative approach used through collecting data from 90 interviewees represented of 85% of total population. Their responses were coded using (NVivo) program. The study result showed that there are 566 codes. Those codes were analyzed and showed that the social returns of youth volunteers provides more opportunities to them in developing their skills and socially empowering them through their participation in workshops conducted by those societies. Where the Governorate of Muscat coded higher percentage compare with the South Batinah and South Sharqiay Governorates. As for the economic returns, the results showed that it is still at low level. The study results showed there are other returns are linked to the development of society and groups related to the elderly and children. In accordance to facilities provided for youths volunteers where Dhofar governorate shows the highest percentage compared to other governorates. The study result also shows that there is a need for legislation to regulate voluntary work and preserve the rights of volunteers to ensure the continuity of youth’s participations in volunteer work. Upon the study results, many recommendations and suggestions were proposed. 

scholarly journals So tired, I can't even help you: how work-related sleep deprivation evokes dehumanization of organizational leaders and less organizational citizenship behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Renato Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
Voluntary Work ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Work Related

Abstract To unpack the relationship between employees' work-induced sleep deprivation and their organizational citizenship behavior, this study details a mediating role of their propensities to dehumanize their organizational leaders, as well as a moderating role of perceived job formalization. Survey data collected from employees who work in the oil distribution sector show that a critical reason that persistent sleep problems, caused by work, reduce the likelihood that they engage in voluntary work efforts is that they treat organizational leaders as impersonal objects. Perceptions of the presence of job formalization or red tape invigorate this detrimental effect. For organizational practitioners, this study accordingly reveals a notable danger for employees who have trouble sleeping due to work: They do not take on extra work that otherwise could add to their organizational standing. This counterproductive dynamic is particularly salient when employees believe that their work functioning is constrained by strict organizational policies and guidelines.

Critical Perspectives on Disability Documentation in Higher Education: Current Trends and Observations

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manju Banerjee ◽  
Adam Lalor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Support Services ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Disability Status ◽  
National Joint Committee ◽  
Educational Accommodations ◽  
Disability Documentation

The role of disability documentation in establishing eligibility for disability status, student support services, and accommodations in higher education has waxed and waned in the last two decades. At one time, referral for evaluation and the resulting disability documentation were essential prerequisites in establishing postsecondary accommodations. Appropriate documentation describing the disability resulted in legal protections (National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, 2007). Without this documentation, individuals were ineligible for a host of work-related and educational accommodations and support services. But now legal, research-based, and educational perspectives are informing a new approach to the use and importance of disability documentation. This article presents critical and differing perspectives which build on observed trends and practices in disability documentation requirements and accommodation decision-making.

scholarly journals Motivation matters: predicting students’ career decidedness and intention to drop out after the first year in higher education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Bargmann ◽  
Lisa Thiele ◽  
Simone Kauffeld
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
First Year ◽  
Career Decidedness ◽  
Cost Component ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Student Dropout ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Value Model ◽  
The Impact

AbstractHigher education institutions are striving to lower student dropout rates to increase the number of academically qualified persons in the labour market and decrease misguided investment. Researchers generally acknowledge that students who are firmly decided on their studies tend to drop out of their studies less frequently. Building on the extended expectancy-value model via the cost component, this longitudinal study investigates changes in and the impact of students’ motivation on career decidedness and intention to drop out. We analysed data from 351 first-year university students aiming to become teachers across three measurement points, finding that the task effort of students and, to a lesser degree, their interest value was related to career decidedness and, indirectly, to the intention to drop out after the first year in higher education. Moreover, the results revealed that these students’ ability beliefs increased and interest value decreased from the beginning to the end of the first year at higher education. Accordingly, we discuss the theoretical and practical implications taken from these findings.

scholarly journals Miejsce i zadania Biblioteki Głównej Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu w układzie uczelnia–System Informacji o Szkolnictwie Wyższym POL-on

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
Olimpia Małecka ◽  
Mariusz Polarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information System ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Database Structure ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
The University

Place and Tasks of the Main Library of the Poznań University of Life Sciences in arrangement university–information system for higher education POL-onThe paper presents the tasks performed in the Main Library of the Poznań University of Life Sciences, which are associated with the System of information on higher education POL-on. The leading role of the Main Library is to create and update the database Bibliography of publications of the Poznań University of Life Sciences. Collecting data in the database Bibliography was discussed here, as well as organizational solutions implemented after starting POL-on System. The scope of work related to updating the database structure and adapting it to export data to the Reporting Module of Polish Scholarly Bibliography was presented. Another task entrusted to the Main Library is to collect data entry about conferences, awards and honors, patents and protection rights and to introduce it to the POL-on system. The article also presents difficulties arising during the work and their solutions. All work was carried out in close cooperation with the University authorities on the basis of the Rector’s regulations.

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