Iva Odak
Research associate
- Researcher’s unique code: 298641
- Job title: Research associate
- Field of interest: sociology of education
Qualifications, scientific advancement and education
Research associate in social sciences, field of sociology
PhD in Sociology; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
MA in Sociology; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Research projects
HAND IN HAND: Empowering teachers across Europe to deal with social, emotional and diversity related career challenge
Study report on the social dimension of higher education in the Republic of Croatia
Hand in Hand: Social and Emotional Skills for Tolerant and Non-discriminative Societies (A Whole School Approach)
Educational aspirations of pupils at transitional periods of Croatian elementary education: nature, determinants and change
Social aspects of academic success and dropout of students at the University of Zagreb
Analysis of the conditions and needs in secondary education related to informing on higher education choices and procedures for enrolment on study programmes through the Central Applications Office
Study choice, educational achievement and family background: horizontal differences in the higher education system
Social identities, higher education access and course choice
E-quality: Linking quality and social inclusion in higher education in Croatia
Improvement and equalisation of the quality of compulsory education in Croatia
Self-evaluation of Schools: First Experiences in Elementary Schools in Croatia
Analysis of models of financing studies in Croatia and Europe
Crime as a Cultural Problem -The Relevance of Perceptions of Corruption to Crime Prevention. A Comparative Cultural Study in the EU-Accession States Bulgaria and Romania, the EU-Candidate States Turkey and Croatia and the EU-States Germany, Greece and United Kingdom
Selected bibliography
Puzić, S., Šabić, J. i Odak, I. (2020). Inozemstvo, Zagreb ili neki drugi grad u Hrvatskoj? Društveno porijeklo, racionalnost izbora i aspiracije srednjoškolaca prema mjestu studiranja. Revija za sociologiju. 50 (2), 285-308.
Puzić, S., Odak, I. i Šabić, J. (2019). Educational Outcomes and Aspirations of Upper Secondary School Students: The Cultural Capital and Relative Risk Aversion Perspectives. Sociologija. 61 (3), 368-388.
Odak, I. i Puzić, S. (2019) Perspektiva društvenog podrijetla – Želje, planovi i stavovi učenika završnih razreda srednjih škola o prijelazu iz srednjeg u visoko obrazovanje. U: Što nakon srednje? Želje, planovi i stavovi hrvatskih srednjoškolaca / Ristić Dedić, Z. i Jokić, B. (ur.) Agencija za znanost i visoko obrazovanje, 2019. 84-104.
Puzić, S., Gregurović, M. i Košutić, I. (2018) Kulturni kapital i obrazovne nejednakosti u Hrvatskoj, Njemačkoj i Danskoj: usporedna analiza PISA 2009 podataka. Revija za socijalnu politiku (25) 2; 133-157.
Košutić, I. (2017) The Role of Cultural Capital in Higher Education Access and Institutional Choice. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal. Vol. 7, No. 1: 149 – 169.
Doolan, K.; Košutić, I.; Barada, V. (2016). Reinforcing social disadvantage: Institutional habitus in Croatian higher education. U: Die Organisation von Bildung: Soziologische Analysen zu Schule, Berufsbildung, Hochschule und Weiterbildung / Leeman, Regula Julia ; Imdorf, Christian ; Powell, Justin J.W. ; Sert, Mihael (ur.). Weinheim : Beltz Juventa. 308-329.
Puzić, S.; Gregurović, M. i Košutić I. (2016) A Shift in Perspective: An Analysis of PISA 2009 Data for Croatia. British Journal of Sociology of Education. Vol. 37 (2016), No 7: 1056-1076.
Košutić, I.; Puzić, S.; Doolan, K. (2015). Društveni i institucionalni aspekti odluke o studiranju i odabira visokoškolske institucije. U: Koji srednjoškolci namjeravaju studirati? – Pristup visokom obrazovanju i odabir studija / Baranović, Branislava (ur.). Zagreb : Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, 123-163.
Puzić, S.; Košutić, I. (2015). Sociološki pristupi razumijevanju društvenih nejednakosti u obrazovanju. U: Koji srednjoškolci namjeravaju studirati? – Pristup visokom obrazovanju i odabir studija / Baranović, Branislava (ur.). Zagreb : Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, 41-70.
Odak, Iva; Ristić Dedić, Zrinka; Bezinović, Petar; Rister, Damir (2010.) Kako škole vide sebe: Analiza samoevaluacijskog upitnika u projektu samovrednovanja škola // Samovrednovanje škola: Prva iskustva u osnovnim školama / Bezinović, Petar (ur.). Zagreb : Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanje/Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, 2010. 63-95.
Ristić Dedić, Zrinka; Bezinović, Petar; Odak, Iva; Rister, Damir. (2010) Analiza prednosti, nedostataka, mogućnosti i zapreka u radu škola // Samovrednovanje škola: Prva iskustva u osnovnim školama / Bezinović, Petar (ur.). Zagreb: Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanje/Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, 2010. 97-108.
Čaldarović, Ognjen; Štulhofer, Aleksandar; Kufrin, Krešimir; Glavašević, Bojan; Odak, Iva; Gregurović, Margareta; Detelić, Martina (2009) Combating Corruption in Croatia: From Expert Perceptions to Policy-Oriented Action Strategies and Back. // Revija za sociologiju. 40[39] (2009) , 1-2; 3-22
Odak, I. (2003). Moda u društvu: suvremena sociologijska tumačenja. Revija za sociologiju, Vol. 34, No. 1-2: 96-107.
Teaching activity
- 2020 → Lecturer, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb (courses: 'Sociology of Education' and 'Art, society and education')
- 2017 – 2018 External associate, Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb (course: Education and Society)
- 2011 – 2013 Teaching assistant, Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb (course: Introduction to Analytical Sociology)