The Social Responsibility of Universities in the Students' Opinion - Results of a Pilot Research

• Autorzy: Hanna Mackiewicz , Edyta Spodarczyk , Katarzyna Szelągowska-Rudzka , Dorota Teneta-Skwiercz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the article is to identify the needs and expectations of students in relation to a socially responsible higher education institution on the example of two selected higher education institutions, with economic and maritime curricula, and to find answers to the following research questions: 1) How is the awareness of social and environmental problems shaped in both institutions? 2) What are the needs and expectations of students as key internal stakeholders of the universities in such areas as natural environment, human rights, local community, work environment and study conditions? 3) Are there any, and if so, what are the possible differences in the perception of the social responsibility of the university between the students of both higher education institutions? The article consists of five parts: an introduction, SRUrce literature analysis, description of the applied research method, report from the conducted pilot study, and conclusions. Despite some differences in perceiving the role of a socially responsible university, the respondents have similar expectations regarding the importance of the areas of its functioning. The students from both universities state that the main responsibility of the university is education, i.e., providing educational services of appropriate quality, consistent with the needs of the market and society. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Szkolnictwo wyższe; Społeczna odpowiedzialność; Interesariusze

EN

Higher education; Social Responsibility; Stakeholders

• Czasopismo: Business and Non-profit Organizations Facing Increased Competition and Growing Customers' Demands
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 17
• Strony: 423-435

Twórcy

autor

Hanna Mackiewicz

• Gdynia Maritime University, Poland

autor

Edyta Spodarczyk

• Gdynia Maritime University, Poland

autor

Katarzyna Szelągowska-Rudzka

• Gdynia Maritime University, Poland

autor

Dorota Teneta-Skwiercz

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

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