Percepcja celu/sensu życia w odniesieniu do wstępu na uniwersytety w kenii. Badania empiryczne wśród studentów pierwszego roku
Abstrakt
Artykuł przedstawia wyniki badań przeprowadzonych wśród 1173 studentów pierwszego roku czterech państwowych i jednego prywatnego uniwersytetu w Kenii. Celem badań była analiza poziomu percepcji sensu życia w okresie rozpoczęcia studiów uniwersyteckich (I rok), z uwzględnieniem trzech trybów dostępu obecnych w Kenii: studenci wspierani przez program państwowy (JAB), studenci częściowo finansujący swoje studia (SSP) oraz studenci uczelni prywatnych (PU). W badaniach użyto dwóch testów (PIL i SONG), mierzących percepcję egzystencjalną i sens/znaczenie życia, mających swoje podłoże teoretyczne w teorii V. E. Frankla. Studenci z programu JAB wykazali wyższy poziom percepcji celu/sensu życia od studentów objętych pozostałymi dwoma programami. Wynik ten został otrzymany przy użyciu obu zastosowanych testów, które tym samym okazały się komplementarne; użyte po raz pierwszy w Kenii potwierdziły również swoją wiarygodność transkulturową.
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