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Aukštųjų universitetinių mokyklų dėstytojų požiūrio į institucijos veiklą ir akademines vertybes raiška
Expression of the Attitude of the Academics at Universities Towards the Work of Institution and Academic Values

Author(s): Rima Ališauskienė, Lidija Ušeckienė, Kęstutis Kardelis, Saulius Šukys
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: work of university; academic values; attitude of academics;

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the research, which purpose is to determine the attitude of the academics at universities towards the work of the institution and academic values, and to reveal the dependency of such attitude on the social demographic factors. The written questionnaires were used to question 454 respondents (271 women and 181 men), who were incidentally selected from the Lithuanian universities (two respondents have not indicated their gender). The statistical data analysis allows stating that the academics at universities approve the public role of the institution when the preparation of the students, who are able to compete in the labor market, is stressed. They are also fore the control of received resources, higher autonomy of the institution, but they do not relate its management to the management of profit-making organizations.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 87
  • Page Range: 33-41
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Lithuanian