Access to Higher Education and Some Aspects of Integration and Educational Engagement of Students Enrolled in Social Work Programs. A Comparative Study

In this article I briefly describe the situation of higher education in Romania emphasizing the aspect of access at different types of universities. Also I intend to describe the degree of social and academic integration, engagement and self-efficacy aspect of students enrolled in Social Work programs. The research is based on a survey conducted within three Universities in Romania: University of Oradea, University of Bucharest, and "Aurel Vlaicu" University from Arad, in 2012 as part of an EU funded project. By analyzing the data I intend to find out if there are significant differences between the Social Work students in comparison with their peers enrolled in Sociology and Psychology and differences between the three universities. The results of the study show that the type of institution in which they are enrolled influences the attitude and the behavior of the students, and also that educational programs influence aspects as integration, engagement and self-efficacy.