An Assessment of Academic Stress among Undergraduate Students: The Case of University of Botswana

Autor/inn/en	Agolla, Joseph E.; Ongori, Henry
Titel	An Assessment of Academic Stress among Undergraduate Students: The Case of University of Botswana
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 4 (2009) 2, S.63-70 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Career Counseling; Student Motivation; Coping; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Researchers; Lecture Method; Stress Variables; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Academic Achievement; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Tables (Data); Low Achievement; Generalization; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Bewältigung; Ausland; Researcher; Forscher; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schulleistung; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Tabelle; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung
Abstract	This research finding is based on the responses obtained from the undergraduate students at a higher learning institution (University) in Botswana. This paper investigated the stressors, symptoms and effects that are likely to be experienced by the undergraduate students in higher institutions (Universities). Stressors related to time, academic pressure, and academic environments were explored. A total of 320 students participated in this study. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires that were randomly distributed to the students during lecture time. Data obtained was analysed using descriptive statistics and Tables. The open ended question was thematically analysed and the result presented in Table 5. It was found out that, academic workload, inadequate resources, low motivation, poor performance in academic, continuous poor performance in academic, overcrowded lecture halls, and uncertainty of getting job after graduating from the university lead to stress among students. It is hoped that, these findings will help the individual students, lecturers, career and counselling centres, and the university administrators to put in place mechanisms that mitigate the effects of stress at the University. In addition, the finding will also spur a scholarly debate on academic stress among students in higher institutions. We therefore suggest that, other researchers should consider using triangulation method. The limitation of our study was the sample size and lack of geographical coverage since our study only concentrated on one university. Therefore, the findings of this study cannot be generalised and as such the researchers suggest replication of this study using larger samples from other parts of the world to validate our findings. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10