Exploring the impact of generational differences on university study decisions in Slovakia

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17250%2F23%3AA2402KI3" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17250/23:A2402KI3 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://tuningjournal.org/article/view/2380" target="_blank" >https://tuningjournal.org/article/view/2380</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18543/tjhe1022023" target="_blank" >10.18543/tjhe1022023</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Exploring the impact of generational differences on university study decisions in Slovakia

Original language description

Students whose parents did not study at a university (first-generation students) exhibit differences in how they decide whether and what to study, compared to students whose parents attended university. In our study, we looked for possible similarities and differences between these two groups of students. The participants were Slovak students aged from 18 to 22 (N = 357). The data were collected using an online questionnaire. The results showed that it was significantly more important for second-generation students, whose parents had university degree experience, to continue the family tradition when deciding to study than for first-generation students. The results also revealed that the internet is the most important source of information for students when choosing the subject of their studies. At present, higher education institutions strongly compete for students and, consequently, we recommend that universities pay attention to different target groups of students and develop intervention programs aimed at retaining them. It is equally important that universities keep up with the times and provide relevant information on their websites in today’s digital world.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Tuning Journal for Higher Education

ISSN

2340-8170

e-ISSN

2386-3137

Volume of the periodical

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Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

ES - SPAIN

Number of pages

28

Pages from-to

584-611

UT code for WoS article

000850636400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85165380563