Abstract
The article reveals specifics and dynamics of students’ views on acute everyday problems in university hostels during the last thirty years. The dynamics of the opinions of students on these issues were analyzed on the basis of the materials of sociological research conducted in the hostels of the Institute of Perm National Research Polytechnic University in 1993 and in 2016. The authors reveal changes in student’s life assessments in university hostels through such indicators as key problems in the hostel and priority measures to improve living conditions.
Highlights
Studying the peculiarities of higher education at present is actual in connection with changing its role in the modern society
The dynamics of the opinions of students on these issues were analyzed on the basis of the materials of sociological research conducted in the hostels of the Institute of Perm National Research Polytechnic University in 1993 and in 2016
The sample is fairly representative, the respondents lived in different types of university hostels. 63% and 37% of the respondents lived in the hostels of the corridor and block type, respectively
Summary
Studying the peculiarities of higher education at present is actual in connection with changing its role in the modern society. One of the main goals of education is formation of a new generation of high professionals, creation of an accessible environment for information resources and generated knowledge. In the process of education, a multilateral personality develops with a progressive worldview and universal human and professional competences, it is important to investigate different aspects of the life of student youth, as well as the conditions under which their activities take place. The process of learning and its effectiveness largely depends on the housing and living conditions of students. Analyzing peculiarities of students' opinions on specific housing and communal issues is important for establishing an effective dialogue between the university administration and students living in hostels, as well as with the aim of adequate assessing the trends in changing living conditions and the necessary further measures. The living conditions in the hostels are changing markedly, besides, the students themselves are changing as a social group, and, their perception of the basic problems of the hostel life
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