Adaptation Challenges Faced by Pakistani University Entrants

Autor/in	Javed, Fareeha
Titel	Adaptation Challenges Faced by Pakistani University Entrants
Quelle	In: Student Success, 11 (2020) 2, S.41-51 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Javed, Fareeha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2205-0795
Schlagwörter	Student Adjustment; Educational Experience; College Freshmen; Barriers; College Environment; Social Adjustment; Academic Achievement; Student Attitudes; State Universities; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Likert Scales; Academic Failure; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Bildungserfahrung; Studienanfänger; Hochschulumwelt; Soziale Anpassung; Schulleistung; Schülerverhalten; Staatliche Universität; Ausland; Likert-Skala; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	This paper reports on a study conducted to explore the challenges faced by Pakistani university entrants in adapting to university culture. Several studies have been conducted on first-year experience and challenges faced by students in adaptation to university culture globally. However, this was the first study conducted on this topic in the Pakistani context. Key adaptation categories studied were: academic, social, linguistic, and environmental adaptation. The data was collected through a quantitative questionnaire dispensed to 180 first year undergraduate students enrolled in a public-sector university in Pakistan. The findings revealed that many of the adaptation challenges faced by the Pakistani university entrants in this study are similar to those in the Western contexts and other international settings. However, this study also found that some demands of the university culture pose bigger challenges to the Pakistani university entrants. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01