Impulses for School Development: Experiences of Upper Secondary School Students who Repeatedly Fail in the Matura Exam
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The paper derives from an analysis of about 110 transcripts of individual interviews with about 35 informants. Informants were repeatedly unsuccessful examinees who failed the first plus corrective term for the Matura exam in any part (a common or a specific) of it. The analysis identified forms of organisational behaviour that condition the failure in the Matura exam. The broad scope of forms includes: failing to ensure the organisational and pedagogical continuity in teaching; misinforming (sometimes probably even intentionally) students about the organisational aspects of the exam; providing contradictory instructions to students based on internal clashes of interests of various groups of actors; etc. School plays a problematic role in the students’ narratives. Non-supportive behaviour of educational professionals, regular standard operation of a school, and school routines amplify and even generate some risk factors. As a result, failure in the Matura exam represents a risk to people’s future economic status, health and well-being. |
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