Dynamics of perception of higher education applicants of the educational process organization features at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture in 2019–2021

Abstract

The aim of the article is to study the dynamics of the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies of the organization of the educational process in the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. The article highlights the main directions of further work of the administration and teachers of the Department of Cultural Studies to coordinate actions to optimize the educational process.
 The methodology. To study the opinion of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies on the organization of the educational process at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, a survey was conducted in May 2020 and March 2021. The survey belongs to the type of “Mass common correspondence online survey”. The questionnaire “Applicants for higher education about the organization of the educational process at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture” has 21 questions, 20 of which are closed questions. An additional open-ended question was added to allow respondents to express their views on the educational process. The questionnaire allowed for the omission of the question if the respondent did not have information.
 The answers were collected online, in Google forms. To achieve relative anonymity, only the year and specialty were recorded. No other personal data was registered. For questionnaires, a restriction on the period of recording results was introduced. The collection of answers to each questionnaire lasted 2 weeks.
 The results. The results of the analysis of the dynamics of perception allow us to conclude that during the year there was a significant increase in positive perception — 9 positions have changed significantly for the better in the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies. However, there is an increase in the negative perception of several items in the survey — 3 positions have changed significantly for the worse in the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies. 7 positions according to the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies remained without significant changes.
 The scientific topicality. The article deals with the issues of the dynamics of perception of the organization of the educational process by higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies of the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. To research the opinion of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies on the organization of the educational process, a survey was conducted in May 2020 and March 2021.
 The practical significance. According to the results of the study of the dynamics of perception of the organization of the educational process at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, it is possible to offer to pay more attention to the proposals for higher education students to study separate programs abroad. It is also necessary to pay more attention to measures to attract the best teachers, to involve professional practitioners, experts, and representatives of employers in teaching and organizing the educational process.