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Equality of Access to Higher Education in the Republic of Croatia

The paper presents Croatian educational system focusing on access to higher education as a basic human right. The need for equal access to education of the vulnerable group, children and youth without adequate parental care, is emphasized. Paper explores the opinions of youth without parental care (N = 33) and youth living with their families (N = 111) about further education after high school. Youth opinions about impact of socio-economic background and state provided opportunities for further education were also explored. The results show that youth without adequate parental care are less motivated to continue their further education after high school. At the same time, they evaluate the state care, equity of opportunities for education, as well as the influence of personal effort on success in higher education more positive than their peers living within families. The paper stresses the need for further research in this area.

access to education; equity in education; higher education;; human rights; youth without parental care

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