An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Students' Adjustment at a University in Zimbabwe

Autor/inn/en	Mutambara, Julia; Bhebe, Veni
Titel	An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Students' Adjustment at a University in Zimbabwe
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 5 (2012) 6, S.244-260 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Adjustment; Performance Factors; College Freshmen; Student Experience; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Questionnaires; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic Influences; Demography; Social Adjustment; Emotional Adjustment; Educational Experience; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Leistungsindikator; Studienanfänger; Studienerfahrung; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fragebogen; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Demografie; Soziale Anpassung; Emotionale Anpassung; Bildungserfahrung; Simbabwe
Abstract	This study provides insight into transition experiences and adjustment of students at a university in Zimbabwe. Research was based on students in the first three semesters of college. Based on prior research college adjustment was conceptualised in this study as involving personal, emotional, social and academic issues. The study was qualitative in nature and the descriptive research design using case study method was used. Structured and unstructured questionnaires were used to gather information. A sample of 115 students was selected using stratified random sampling from the faculty of social sciences. Findings from the study revealed that to a larger extent students were failing to adjust to college demands, this was compounded by the socioeconomic conditions prevailing in Zimbabwe. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01