The image of a student viewed by teachers and students: a sociological analysis

The article reveals the image if studenthood through the view of teachers and students. The phenomenological theory of Alfred Schutz was taken as a basic concept. Studenthood was also looked at with the use of the theory of social construction of reality by Lukman and Berger and the image of authority. The conclusion is made based on the results of the data obtained though discourse analysis, comparative analysis and focused interviews. A typical image of a student was revealed in the understanding of representatives of different generations, which are represented by the teachers of higher educational institutions and students.