The Problem of Social Inequality in FSPN Students

The research, which dealt with the problem of social inequality in students, originated from the Faculty of Economics Boris Kidrič in Ljubljana. At the beginning of the academic year 1981/82, which aimed to shed light primarily on the socio-economic situation of their students, it was carried out when new students were enrolled at the Faculty of Economics. This was based on the assumption that students were at risk in the difficult economic situation. In fact, students' incomes corresponded only to "hand-to-mouth" livelihoods. However, since the student is economically dependent on his parents, because he lives in a foreign place and has to eat elsewhere, it was necessary to take into account that the student’s (ability to) save is therefore very small. Our faculty (FSPN) also recorded an encouraging example next year, as we did not care about the conditions in which our students live and work. Greater sociological emphasis was placed on the entire research, especially on the problem of social inequality. On the other hand, we were interested in the material conditions of students and factors related to study success, which affect the overall study success. The underlying problem is therefore how social inequality affects the attainment of higher education, which is at the same time a process of restoring inequality. From a practical point of view, we were also interested in preventing the reoccurrence of inequalities, where scholarships in particular play an important role. The research was carried out in such a way that the data were comparable with the data of the Faculty of Economics Boris Kidrič.