Educational Plans of Teenagers from Grudziądz and Its Region. A Research Report

Abstract

The article constitutes a research report aimed at determining the circumstances of creating a major university branch in the Grudziądz. The source of initiative and main handler of the project was a 6-person ACCEPT research team from the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Nicolaus Copernicus University. The study findings complete the state of the art regarding the condition and the potential of higher education in Grudziadz. The aim of study was to characterise high school senior class students from Grudziądz and its region and their educational plans, focusing on higher education plans.
The core element of the study an analysis of secondary school and university market in the region in question. Empirical data allowed for determining educational plans of the participants and indicating the critical factors influencing their decisions. The potential for higher education in the region has been evaluated. Young people’s preferences regarding the university type and the major have been determined, and their willingness to continue education in second-cycle studies has been studied. The research was conducted among senior class students in all types of secondary schools in Grudziądz, Świecie, Nowe and Łasin. The total number of participants was 2016, and the number of schools was 18.Results and conclusions include a detailed set of data regarding educational plans, reasons for such decisions and preferences of teenagers from Grudziądz and region.