Students’ Perceptions about University Values
Some Influencing Factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12318928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Krista Jaakson (0000-0003-3154-3596, Krista Jaakson is at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Narva Road 4, Tartu 51009, Estonia., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-180 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0971-6858 • E-ISSN: 0973-0737 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/097168580801400207 |
| OpenAlex | W2147506516 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
This article analyses the core values of the biggest and oldest university in Estonia, University of Tartu (UT), as 237 undergraduate students perceive them. The reporting of values is combined with critical incident technique, based on which the values in–action are obtained. It appeared that UT is best characterized by values such as ‘traditions and continuity’, ‘academic atmosphere’ and ‘quality of education’. It was also found that male students are more critical about specifically one value–set: ‘innovation and development’ and that students, who fund the studies themselves, are more supportive about ‘quality of education’ and ‘concern for student’ values. Contrary to expectations, study time had no influence on the student perception of values. Implications of the results for the university are discussed, in order to better cope with the tightening competition in the educational market
Action (physics · Atmosphere (unit · Competition (biology · Economics · Geography · Higher education · Mathematics education · Order (exchange · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Statistics · University education · Value (mathematics · Cultural Differences and Values · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Law · Mathematics · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |