The Phenomenon of Atrophy of the Role Among Working Students and Its Determinants
Date
2019
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ДВНЗ «Київський національний економічний університет імені Вадима Гетьмана»
Abstract
The paper addresses the phenomenon of atrophy of
the social role among working full-time students. The term
‘atrophy’ must be understood as the disappearance of duties
binding upon the individual that regulate his/her role. In the
case of students, this phenomenon may result in the noticeable
decrease of their commitment in education process. For the
purpose of identifying the origins of the atrophy, a survey
was conducted among undergraduate students (N=306) from
Faculty of Economics and Sociology at University of Łódź.
The analysis of data acquired from this survey shows that the
atrophy may be influenced by the weakening of these cognitive
structures that are responsible for the formation of the sense
of meaning, sense of belonging and belief about compliance
with these duties by others. In addition, it seems that impact
on atrophy has an intensity of students’ social life.
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atrophy, higher education, social norms, social role, students
Citation
Kutyło Ł. The Phenomenon of Atrophy of the Role Among Working Students and Its Determinants / Łukasz Kutyło // University education. – 2019. – № 6. – P. 40–48.