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College Adjustment in Bologna process : Mixed Method Approach

A mixed method approach is one in which the researcher collects, analyzes, and integrates both quantitative (quan) and qualitative (qual) data in a single study or in multiple studies in a sustained program of inquiry (Creswell, 2003). The purpose of this paper is to present possibility of its application in exploring college adjustment. College adjustment implicates academic, social and emotional adjustment and students’ satisfaction with their education. The implementation of the Bologna process in higher education in Croatia suggest the importance of investigating the quality of student adjustment considering changes in learning process and increase of student workload. The aim of this research was to explore student adaptation in college in the context of Bologna process. Sequential Mixed Model Design was used to collect and analyze data with qualitative methods using results to design a subsequent quantitative phase of the study. In the first phase data were collected with 12 semi-structured interviews and two focus groups, and were analyzed using open coding procedure of data analysis. In the second phase quantitative data were collected using questionnaire (N=153) and were analyzed using statistical techniques. The study provided empirical support for identification of strengths and weaknesses of applied mixed method design.

mixed method approach; college adjustment; higher education; sequential mixed model design

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