Analysis Of Bachelor Research Articles

Why do parental education effects on wages differ by study fields? An analysis of bachelor- and master graduates in Austria

ABSTRACT From an equity perspective, it is important that higher education graduates have the same labour market opportunities after graduation regardless of their social background. However, empirical evidence on the direct effect of parental education on labour market outcomes is mixed, with heterogeneous effects across fields of study. A common finding is that social origin is more relevant for labour market success for graduates in business, law, and the arts than for graduates in engineering, IT, or medicine. Analysis of comprehensive Austrian administrative data show disadvantages for first-generation graduates compared to graduates with tertiary educated parents in some fields (e.g. law), but advantages in others (e.g. engineering). Multilevel models show that the composition of study fields in terms of first-generation graduates plays a crucial role in explaining these differences. Other factors such as the distinction between ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ disciplines or the proportion of graduates working in more bureaucratic institutions play no or a lesser role.

Historical Transformations of the Higher Library Education System in Poland

The aim of the study is to determine the features of the cognitive and organisational components’ formation of the Polish higher library and information education model in the main historical periods of its development. The article highlights the history and current status of Poland’s higher library education system and clarifies its place within the European system of university training of library and information professionals. The research methodology is based on heuristic frameworks of systematic and historical approaches, source and comparative methods, and content analysis of bachelor’s and master’s curricula in Library Studies. The scientific novelty of the research is to prove common and different in the systems of higher library education in Poland and Ukraine, to introduce the results of the curriculum in library content and structure analysis of leading Polish universities scientifically. It is noted that Poland, before other post-Soviet European countries, has successfully implemented all the basic principles of the Bologna Process into educational practice. It helped to improve the quality of librarians’ training and their competitiveness in the European labour market. Conclusions are made on the main periods of the Polish model of the higher library education institutionalisation, with its formation being influenced by various socio-cultural, geographical and political factors. It is determined the specifics of the Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees’ training in the “Library and Information Studies” speciality in leading Polish universities, with the profiles and content of their educational programmes been characterised. The study determines the organisational features of the library and information staff’s training at different academic levels and gives characteristics to the key competencies that students acquire during their mastery. Emphasis is placed on promising for Ukraine achievements and innovations of the Polish model of training library and information specialists, which should be implemented within a single integrated programme subject area 029 “Information, Library and Archival Studies”.

Motives for dropping out from higher education—An analysis of bachelor's degree students in Germany

AbstractThe increasing number of students enrolled in higher education institutions and the growing demand in the labour market for university graduates make the analysis of study success and study dropout more and more important. Dropping out from higher education is a complex process and students have very different motives for leaving university without obtaining a degree. We provide a detailed analysis of the different dropout reasons and aim at identifying distinctive types of dropout students using cluster analysis. The most important reasons for leaving university without a degree were in this study observed to be mainly related to interest and expectations concerning study programmes as well as aspects associated with student performance. Using hierarchical cluster analysis, we have found that the dropout decision was based on a variety of reasons, rather than a clear single motive. Our results provide higher education institutions insights into the process of dropping out and thereby a basis for suitable and more specific countermeasures.

Analysis of bachelor’s degree curricula through Item Response Theory and Association Rules

Analysis of bachelor’s degree curricula through Item Response Theory and Association Rules

The analysis of music teacher education programmes in Lithuania and China

Study programmes that aim to educate music teachers have been undergoing a constant process of renewal, which is predetermined by various factors. The study programmes of music teacher education implemented in Lithuania have never been broadly analysed and compared to similar study programmes of music teacher education in China. Therefore, this study aimed to carry out an analysis of bachelor and master study programmes of music teacher education in Lithuania and China revealing their similarities and differences. The research study disclosed that the goals, intended learning outcomes, structure and curriculum of the two countries have similarities and differences, which are predetermined by philosophical aspects, humanistic ideas and national context of educational policies in both the countries. The study programmes aim to respond to needs of contemporary society, to develop competencies of music teachers, to establish conditions for successful implementation of the goals of study programmes and attainment of learning outcomes.
 
 Keywords: Music teacher education, teacher education curriculum, study programme.

PREPARING FUTURE SOCIAL EDUCATORS TO PROMOTION AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES: TEACHING AND METHODICAL ASPECTS

This paper points to the feasibility of the process of preparing future social educators to promotion and information activities. It also reveals the essence of the requirements to the social educator as a person who conducts non-commercial promotional and information activities. These requirements are divided into three groups. They are sociopsychological requirements, psychological requirements and training requirements. The paper deals with the implementation of promotional and information tasks by social educator in the framework of his professional activity. This publication presents results of analysis of Bachelor's and Master's curriculums whish have been devised to determine the list of academic disciplines for study by students learning from the specialty "Social pedagogy" at The Institute of Human Sciences of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University. This was done to determine the list of subjects that are directly or indirectly related to advertising and information activities. This publication highlights the features of the educational process which is aimed at developing of future social teachers’ knowledge and skills in the field of advertising and information activities. The author tells about her own experience of practical implementation of the process of preparing future social educators to promotion and information activities in the context of university education. She also reveals the essence of a special course «Peculiarities of social pedagogue’s advertising and information activity» and one of the training modules of integrated discipline «The actual educational practices» named «Advertising and information technologies in social and educational activities» which have been created and approved by her.

HIGHER EDUCATION FOR HIGHER COMPETITIVENESS

The current criticism of higher education is that the education offered does not match the needs of practice. In terms of competitiveness, Germany is about the forefront in Europe, and logically the question of whether higher education is the source from which leads to this result. The objective of this paper is to compare the corresponding study programs of Czech and German universities in the area of Economics by identifying the relevant differences and to confirm or dismiss the validity of the research hypothesis „Business Economics programs at German universities differ in ways that can boost competitiveness“. In order to compare the study programs between Czech and German universities, the eight faculties of Economics geared towards Business and Economics and Bachelor degree program were selected. As an introductory information, the structure of the programs was compared in terms of course load and which courses being compulsory, elective, and various forms of actual work practice and Bachelor thesis. The portfolio analysis of compulsory courses was organized into more general course groups and the percentage share of the total extent of compulsory courses was evaluated and the percentage of the active part. The analysis of Bachelor’s degree programs justifies the validity of the research hypothesis such that German study programs are more focused on practical application in a work environment. To that, contribute significantly the German specific institutions, the universities of applied sciences, which are strongly geared towards the needs of actual practice. The reflection of findings may apply in the context of the forthcoming implementation of amendment to the Higher Education Act.

Reflexivity and academic writing: How supervisors deal with self‐discovery in student teachers' bachelor's theses

In light of the Bologna reform, professional and vocational schools have progressively moved towards becoming formal higher education institutions. In this context, Universities of Teacher Education (UTE) in Switzerland have undergone significant changes with respect to their role in society over the past decades. One of the major changes in this process concerns the training of research skills in formal teacher education. Part of this training includes writing assignments, such as the bachelor's thesis, with which students demonstrate their ability to participate in scientific discourses. This paper analyses the degree to which students engage in personal reflexivity when carrying out academic writing tasks, focusing, in particular, on how reflexivity is appraised by their thesis supervisors. The analysis of bachelor's theses and their evaluations from one Swiss UTE show that thesis supervisors show ambivalent and contradictory attitudes towards the self‐reflective engagement of their students.

Topics and Epistemological Trends in Swedish Bachelor Theses in Radiography

When investigating the general state of radiography, an allied health care education in Sweden, one possible starting point is to conduct a review of Bachelor theses from radiography education programmes. The nature and function of the thesis can have an academic or professional perspective or a combination of both. The review of the theses can give insight into both the current state and the future of radiography. The aim of this study was to explore the contemporary theoretical, topical and methodological trends in Bachelor theses in the field of radiography. An explorative design with a qualitative approach using content analysis was employed to determine the addressed theoretical framework, topics, research questions, and designs and methods used in Bachelor theses in radiography. The theoretical framework gave the impression of a discipline with a great deal of imported knowledge, showing a theoretical pluralism. The analysis of research questions yielded four topics: evidence based care, evidence behind imaging, work environment and additional minor trends. The research designs used, involve literature review of other research and interviews. The students use qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, whereas quality content analysis holds an exceptional position for analysis. Academically oriented theses should focus on knowledge of the subject, and it can therefore be claimed that the analysis of Bachelor theses provides a window into the state of radiography and can thereby have an impact on the development of radiography as a discipline.

Сходства и различия учебных планов подготовки бакалавров-океанологов в университетах Санкт-Петербурга, Клайпеды и Калининграда

On the basis of a multi-aspect comparative analysis of bachelor in oceanology cu ricula at Saint Petersburg, Klaipeda, and Kaliningrad universities, the authors tra ce similarities between the existing variants of oceanologist training in the context of competence sets, discipline combinations, internships, and the number of hours and credits stipulated in the existing curricula. A formal comparison of generalised quantitative indicators without analysing the content of curricula components demonstrated a certain similarity of all indicators in terms of workload, the number of training disciplines (50, 56, and 45), and uni versity internships. The clustering of competence sets and training disciplines at each university within generalised academic areas — physics and mathematics, philosophy, informa tics and computers, geoecology, measurement disciplines, etc. — made a more de tailed comparison possible. The results of research make it possible to speak of high correlation between the curricula of three universities in the context of all chosen variants of comparison. The strongest similarity is observed in the areas of basic and professional disciplines.