What sources of knowledge are used by pedagogy students?

Abstract

This paper is a research report presenting one of the dimensions of student’s involvement in the process of studying, namely the method of selection and use of specific sources of knowledge by last year MA students
of pedagogy. The research problem regards the question: What is the knowledge of MA students? The answer to this question was possible thanks to the analysis of respondents’ answers to the questionnaire, which has been limited to the following areas: sources of knowledge, their selection, quality and application, and the time devoted to the study of selected sources of knowledge. Conclusions indicate alarming phenomena(culture of copying, pretending to study, violations of ethical standards), and question the educational results of MA students. The culture of studying is at a low level, and in many cases, it is a kind of game where all that matters are results – completing the studies. This phenomenon gives rise to serious ethical implications, but also social and cultural consequences.