Motivi in izkušnje netradicionalnih odraslih študentov v Sloveniji

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55707/ds-po.v40i2.177

Ključne besede:

netradicionalni študenti, odrasli, terciarno izobraževanje, študij, vseživljenjsko učenje

Povzetek

Netradicionalni odrasli študenti se pri študiju soočajo s številnimi izzivi v primerjavi s tradicionalnimi študenti, njihovo število pa vztrajno narašča. Članek predstavlja rezultate kvalitativne raziskave, ki proučuje motive in izkušnje netradicionalnih odraslih študentov v Sloveniji. Raziskava je pokazala, da so motivi za vključitev v terciarno izobraževanje raznoliki. Nekateri študenti so usmerjeni k učenju in osebnostnemu napredku ter imajo močno notranjo motivacijo. Drugi študenti so ciljno usmerjeni in želijo doseči karierne cilje, pri čemer prevladujejo ekonomski motivi oziroma motivi, povezani s poklicnim razvojem. Večina intervjuvancev ima pozitivne izkušnje s pedagoškim kadrom, kar poudarja pomembnost podpore s strani pedagoškega kadra. Kljub temu izražajo nezadovoljstvo zaradi monotonosti predavanj in pomanjkanja praktičnih vsebin, kar kaže na potrebo po prilagoditvi izobraževalnih programov potrebam odraslih študentov. Usklajevanje študijskih obveznosti z drugimi življenjskimi vlogami predstavlja velik izziv, pri čemer je pomanjkanje časa pogosto izrazita težava. Finančne ovire so prav tako velikokrat v ospredju, zlasti pri študentih, ki si študij plačujejo sami. Kljub tem oviram netradicionalni odrasli študenti kažejo visoko stopnjo prilagodljivosti in sposobnosti optimizacije časa.

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2025-07-11

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Goljar, J., & Kleindienst, P. (2025). Motivi in izkušnje netradicionalnih odraslih študentov v Sloveniji. Pedagoška Obzorja, 40(2), 126–140. https://doi.org/10.55707/ds-po.v40i2.177

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