Naslov
Learning about post-secondary education is fun! Discussion and presentation of a didactic tool

Autori
Vidacek-Hains, Violeta ; Divjak, Blaženka ; Colhon, Adela ; Wise, Dan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Skup
21th Conference of European Access Network, Access to Higher Education: is it a right, a privilege or a necessity? (Affordability, Quality, Equity & Diversity), EAN

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 26.06.2012. - 28.06.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Demonstracija

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Didactical tool; Secondary education; Post secondary education; Motivation

Sažetak
Students that are in the process of secondary school education are interested in finding accurate information about post secondary education options. High schools and institutions of post secondary education, such as universities, colleges and polytechnics, are looking for good communication channels and tools that will inform better choices and decisions regarding continuing education. Towards that end, partners from Canada and Croatia are exploring the potential of using a Canadian YMCA Didactic Tool (Graduate Pursuit) in the Croatian School system. This didactic tool provides information about possibilities for continuing education and students can become more familiar with the terms from the academic environment. An initial step was to identify similarities and differences in the Canadian and Croatian secondary school systems in order to identify adjustments required to be incorporated in the content of the Graduate Pursuit Cards. The research and exploration of the applicability of the tool was tested with a sample representative group of 101 secondary school students, from three different secondary schools in Croatia. Undergraduate and graduate university students and assistants, all volunteers, have provided mentoring to this work with participating high schools. All volunteers attended a brief on-line training about the tool and how to implement it in a classroom. After using the tool, students and volunteers discussed the benefits of career planning and decision making choices regarding continuing education. Students found peer discussions useful for their future plans and decision making.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Psihologija, Pedagogija

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