Browsing by Subject "Spanish higher education"

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    Motives, expectations, preparedness and academic perrformance: a study of students of accounting at a Spanish university
    (2009) Arquero, José L.; Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; González, José María
    Understanding the motives, expectations and preparedness of students is important for accounting educators, as they seek to develop learning environments that promote high quality learning outcomes. This paper examines these factors with a sample of entry level students on a Business and Management degree at a Spanish university. The study also explores the influence of these antecedent variables on academic performance in the first accounting module. The data were collected using a Spanish version of the MEPU questionnaire, which was developed by Byrne and Flood (2005 and 2007). The analysis revealed that students are motivated by a combination of intrinsic and vocationally-oriented factors and feel well prepared for higher education. Interest in accounting, experience of the subject at school, academic self-confidence and university access scores were all significantly correlated with performance. Some interesting gender differences were identified and variation among regular and repeating students was also examined
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    Oferta de los servicios de orientación en las universidades españolas
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2002) Vidal, Javier; Díez, Gloria M.; Vieira, M. José
    Inany educational system, guidance and counselling are considered as a hallmark of quality. Since the 1980s, while there has been a dramatic increase in the range of choices on  offer in universities throughout Spain, it has become more difficult to enter the work force. Consequently, there has been a growth in the number of Guidance and Counselling Services aimed at helping students in decision making throughout their years at university. This study describes Guidance and Counselling Services and pinpoints innovations and improvement actions implemented in these services at Spanish universities in order to facilitate information that might be helpful in improving the system. Two sources of information have been used: institutional web sites and telephone interviews with persons in charge of Spanish university Guidance and Counselling Services.