Autonomia w przestrzeni akademickiej – znaczenia, doświadczenia, ograniczenia
Autonomy in an Academic Space – Meanings, Experiences, Constraints

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a research concerning the constraints of autonomy, perceived by students and academic teachers. The reflective inquiry techniques (reflective writing, open in-depth interviews) were applicated. Data proved that both students and teachers located the investigated constraints within the partners of educational process – teachers in a lack of students’ competences; students in a lack of possibility to dialog and a necessity of subordination to teachers. As the barriers of autonomy students also indicated unfavorable to their needs educational process’ organization and dysfunctional, in their opinions, educational system. None of the research participants revealed reflectivity concerning their personal responsibility or readiness to take any actions to overcome the constraints they experienced. In the absence of any teachers’ engagement in autonomy supportive environment’s creation, the students, especially the most active ones, searched for some possibilities of autonomous activities in other areas, like students scientific circles, volunteering and students council. The research – although conducted in a small group of subjects – indicated a need to create a space for autonomous experiences in higher education which favor students’ and teachers’ consciousness of being autonomous subjects in education.

• Details
• Contents