Critical thinking, problem-solving strategies and individual development assessment among NEETs – research conducted in Slovakia, Poland and Estonia
The paper presents the initial results of research into the individual conditions of the psychosocial functioning of NEETs in the educational context. The study was performed between May and September 2017 in Slovakia, Poland and Estonia, by means of a triangulation of quantitative
tools. The general objective of the study is to diagnose the level of critical thinking (Cornell Critical Thinking), reasoning (T.I.P.), problem-solving strategies (NCS) and individual development assessment (IDEA) in a group of NEETs, and to compare these variables with one another and with
socio-demographic characteristics. Based on an initial analysis of the results (100 individuals from each country were invited to participate in the survey; 235 questionnaires were gathered), we can see that the group analysed presents a relatively high level of critical thinking and reasoning
(intelligence indicator) and an average level of problem-solving attitude. Breaking stereotypes about NEETs, the study fits into the critical paradigm of andragogical research. The results served as the foundation for a series of postulates regarding educational programmes based on andragogical
assumptions.
Keywords: Estonia; NEET; Poland; Slovakia; critical thinking; individual development assessment; intelligence; problem solving strategies
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Department of andragogy, Univerzita Mateja Bela Pedagogicka fakulta, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
2:Publication date: 02 November 2018
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