The impact of transportation connectivity on academic achievement of secondary school pupils: a case study of the Donji Miholjac Secondary School, Croatia

Abstract

U radu se problematizira utjecaj prometne povezanosti kao jednoga od prediktora školskoga uspjeha na primjeru učenika putnika Srednje škole Donji Miholjac. Istraživanje je provedeno u travnju 2016. godine metodom anketiranja, dnevnika putovanja i intervjua učenika. Rezultati ankete uspoređeni su s podacima o školskom uspjehu učenika 2015./2016. Istraživanje je pokazalo da postoje razlike između uspjeha stacionarnih učenika i učenika putnika, pri čemu se ne marginalizira utjecaj i ostalih čimbenika. Glavni problemi koji se vezuju uz promet i školski uspjeh su neusklađenost voznoga reda i rasporeda sati, čime učenici putnici imaju velik utrošak vremena u odnosu na stacionirane, te neplaniranje prometnih pravaca javnoga prijevoza prema potrebama učenika putnika, što produljuje putovanje. Iako egzaktni podaci pokazuju razlike u uspjehu, učenici putnici ne smatraju da svakodnevna cirkulacija ima značajniji odraz na njihov školski uspjeh.Ključne riječi: prometna povezanost; dnevnik putovanja; prediktori školskog uspjeha; stacionirani učenici; učenici-putnici.This study provides an overview of the influence of transportation connectivity as the sole predictor of academic success, using the example of pupils of the Donji Miholjac Secondary School who travel longer distances to school. The study was conducted in April 2016 using the methods of surveying, travel diaries, and pupil interviews. The survey results were compared with information on pupils' academic success for the academic year of 2015/16. The study showed that there was a difference between the success of resident pupils and travelling pupils, in which the effects of other factors were not marginalised. The main issue pertaining to transport and academic success was a lack of alignment between bus schedules and the school's timetable, meaning that travelling pupils are required to spend long amounts of time in transport, which resident pupils are not subjected to, and poorly-planned public transportation routes, in terms of the needs of the travelling pupil, which extended travel time. Though exact data showed differences in academic success, the travelling pupils did not perceive that their daily travels had a significant impact on their academic success.Key words: etransportation connectivity; travel diary; predictors of academic success; resident pupils; travelling pupils HRVATSKI GEOGRAFSKI GLASNIK 79/2, 87−108 (2017.) The impact of transportation connectivity on academic achievement of secondary school pupils: a case study of the Donji Miholjac Secondary School, Croatia UvodU suvremenom globaliziranom svijetu školsko postignuće smatra se važnim indikatorom uspješne budućnosti. Školski uspjeh ili neuspjeh ima važan utjecaj na učeničke adolescentske godine te čes-to postaje glavni pokazatelj osobne prilagodbe te preduvjet za uspjeh i sreću ( Jamil i Khalid, 2016). Pri tome polazimo od definicije školskoga postignuća kao uspješnoga postizanja zadanih ciljeva koji se iskazuju ocjenama ili opisnim uspjehom.Ovaj rad bavi se utjecajem prometne povezanosti ...