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Paid Work Alongside Higher Education Studies as an Investment in Human Capital
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Fényes, Hajnalka – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
In this study, using a database of higher education student surveys, we analyse the motivations behind paid work through cluster analysis and reveal which variables influence them. We hypothesise that working while studying is also an investment in human capital. We research to what extent students are motivated to work alongside their studies by…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Human Capital, Income, Higher Education
Motives of Volunteering and Values of Work among Higher Education Students
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Bocsi, Veronika; Fényes, Hajnalka; Markos, Valéria – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2017
In this article, the motives for voluntary work and work values in higher education contexts are examined in a cross-border region in Central Eastern Europe. Our goal is to find out what kind of relationship exists between different types of volunteering and work values among young people. In the theoretical section, we deal with the definition of…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Volunteers, Foreign Countries, Community Services
The Impact of Geography Curricula on Employability: A Student Perspective
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Ni?a, Mihai Razvan; Clius, Mioara; Gavrilidis, Alexandru Athanasios – Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2018
The number of graduates from universities or higher education institutions increased in the last 30 years in Europe, but not in the same pace as their absorption rates on the labor market in their fields of study. Understanding the paradigms in which higher institutions' work is important in relation to their structure, teaching staff, curriculum…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Employment Potential, College Graduates, Labor Market
Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges
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Patrut, Bogdan; Patrut, Monica; Cmeciu, Camelia – IGI Global, 2013
As web applications play a vital role in our society, social media has emerged as an important tool in the creation and exchange of user-generated content and social interaction. The benefits of these services have entered in the educational areas to become new means by which scholars communicate, collaborate and teach. Social Media and the New…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Environment, School Holding Power, Interpersonal Relationship
Motivational Factors That Influence Students' Participation in Outdoor Activities.
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Festeu, Dorin – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2002
A study examined why students participate in outdoor activities. Questionnaires completed by 108 college freshmen aged 18-26 at the University of Transylvania (Romania) were supplemented with participant observation and conversations. Five motivational themes were identified: enjoyment and fun, meeting new friends, enjoying nature, escaping from…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Premises and Prerequisites of Student Professional Training.
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Schifirnet, Constantin – Higher Education in Europe, 1985
Research on the professional preparation of Romanian university students is discussed, including what constitutes specialist training and qualifications, student motivations in choice of field, values within the chosen profession as a factor in student attitudes, and the roles of knowledge acquisition, communication, work, and politics and…
Descriptors: College Students, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Higher Education