| Abstract [eng] |
In this work, the research problem is: what are the experiences of meeting the cultural education needs of studends who have studied in Lithuania and United Kingdom universities? How can these experiences help to improve the satisfaction of cultural education and self-expression needs of students in Lithuanian universities? The object of the research is the experiences of students who have studied at Lithuanian and United Kingdom universities in meeting the needs of cultural education. The goal of the research is to analyze the experiences of students who have studied at Lithuanian and United Kingdom universities in meeting the needs of cultural education. Tasks of the research: 1. Theoretical analysis of the concept of modern culture and the possibilities of cultural education and self-expression of the youth in Lithuanian and United Kingdom universities. 2. To study the experience of students who studied at Lithuanian universities about the current possibilities of meeting the needs of cultural education. 3. To study the experience of students who studied at United Kingdom universities about the current possibilities of meeting the needs of cultural education. 4. To present a model for the expansion of students' cultural education opportunities for self-expression at the university. Methods of the research: analysis of scientific literature; document analysis; qualitative research (structured interview), written interview (e-mail), qualitative content analysis. 10 informants participated in the qualitative study. 5 of them had studied at Lithuanian universities and 5 at universities in the United Kingdom. A written interview was selected for the study, which in the case of our study was an interview by e-mail. The responses of the study participants were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results of the research of students’ experiences about meeting the cultural education needs in Lithuanian universities revealed that the students who studied in Lithuania describe their cultural life as insufficient, poor; cited two reasons for the choice of cultural life: the desire to do what they like, also - a lack of time due to busyness, low finances. The study participants described the supply of cultural education in Lithuanian universities as insufficient. They believe that Lithuanian universities need a greater variety of cultural education activities, more attention to artistic and other cultural activities, as well as better communication and dissemination of information about availability of cultural education activities. The results of a research of students' experiences about meeting the needs of cultural education at UK universities revealed that these participants describe their cultural life as active, driven by their living environment and desire to improve. The participants of the research, who chose cultural education activities, indicated this as an opportunity for self-expression, improvement of competencies, acquisition of skills necessary for professional development, finding friends, like-minded people, the opportunity to look for a job, etc. Based on the findings of the research, the model of improving the satisfaction of students' cultural education needs in the university distinguishes six aspects, whose development or involvement in the strategic activities of the university could improve the satisfactory meeting of the needs of cultural expression of Lithuanian students: involvement and cooperation with the external university environment, improving and expanding the cultural environment of the university, the initiative of the administration, tutors, lecturers of university, to organize cultural activities and encourage students, creating suitable conditions for building various student communities, development of cultural diversity in universities, inclusion of cultural self-expression activities into the studies. |
