Author: Harriet Bessie HilburnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College freshmen
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Changes in students' perceptions of the university environment during the freshman year
Author: Harriet Bessie HilburnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College freshmen
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A Comparison of Changes in the Perception of the University Environment by Freshmen Students who Reside in Coeducational and in Single-sex Residence Halls
Author: Robert Allen MillerPublisher:
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Category : College freshmen
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The purpose of this study was to compare the changes in the perception of the university environment that occurred in four selected .groups of freshmen residence hall students: females residents in single-sex halls (N = 150), female residents in coeducational halls (N = 89), male residents in single-sex halls (N = 95), and male residents in coeducational halls (N = 96). The College and University Environment Scales was the instrument utilized to measure the students' perceptions of the university environment. Additional data were gathered from files in the Residence Hall Programs Office and from a brief questionnaire compiled by the investigator. During the week prior to the Fall term 1970 at Oregon State University the participants were administered the CUES and the supplemental questionnaire. The CUES was readministered six months later following two terms of in-residence living by the participants. The data was subjected to statistical analysis with the .05 level of significance being accepted as indicating degrees of confidence that differences were real. Hypotheses were stated in the null form indicating that, by comparison, no significant differences would appear. The following groups were statistically treated relative to the perceptual change in the university environment that occurred: 1. Freshmen females residing in single-sex residence halls. 2. Freshmen females residing in coeducational residence halls. 3. Freshmen males residing in single-sex residence halls. 4. Freshmen males residing in coeducational residence halls. The following group comparisons were statistically treated relative to differences in degree of change in perception of the university environment that occurred: 1. Freshmen females residing in coeducational residence halls and freshmen females residing in single-sex residence halls. 2. Freshmen males residing in coeducational residence halls and freshmen males residing in single-sex residence halls. 3. Freshmen residing in coeducational residence halls and freshmen residing in single-sex residence halls. 4. Freshmen males residing in residence halls and freshmen females residing in residence halls. 5. Interaction of coeducational and single-sex residence halls and freshmen male and female residents. From the findings of this study the following conclusions were drawn. 1. Freshmen students residing in residence halls change their perceptions of the university environment significantly on most scales and in a negative direction during their first six months of attendance at college. 2. Freshmen female residents in single-sex residence halls experience a significantly greater degree of change in their perception of the university environment on the Awareness scale than do freshmen female residents in coeducational residence halls. 3. Freshmen male residents in single-sex residence halls do not differ significantly in the degree of change in their perceptions of the university environment than do freshmen male residents in coeducational residence halls. 4. Freshmen residents in single-sex residence halls change their perception of the university environment to a significantly greater degree on the Awareness scale than do freshmen residents in coeducational residence halls. 5. Freshmen females residing in residence halls change their perception of the university environment to a significantly greater degree on the Community scale than do freshmen males residing in residence halls. 6. Freshmen males residing in residence halls change their perception of the university environment to a significantly greater degree on the Practicality scale than do freshmen females residing in residence halls. 7. A significant relationship exists between sex and type of residence hall on the Scholarship scale. Freshmen females residing in coeducational residence halls and freshmen males residing in single-sex residence halls change their perceptions significantly greater on the Scholarship scale than do freshmen males residing in coeducational residence halls and freshmen females residing in single-sex residence halls.
Perception of the College Environment as a Factor in Attitude Change During the Freshman Year
Author: Mary Eleanor Piper RogersPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Perception of the College Environment as a Factor in Attitude Change During the Freshman Year
Author: Mary Eliza RogersThe Impact of a Freshman Seminar Program on Students' Perceptions of the University Environment
Author: Deborah Gail RooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College environment
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The University College Center and the Freshman Year Experience
Author: Carla Anne GarrettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze activities, perceptions, and behaviors associated with the university college program at a historically Black University which contribute to a successful freshman year experience. The sample under investigation consisted of 15 students who attended Prairie View A & M University. The selection of students was based on the students' current and prior affiliation with the University College program. The study participants were specifically chosen to include freshmen students who were enrolled in the University College at the time of the study and sophomore and junior level students who had been previously enrolled in the University College program during their freshman year. The study was conducted during fall 2002 and during the months of March and April, 2003. Data collection was conducted in the following manner: (1) one-on-one interviews with study participants were conducted in order to obtain data about student perceptions; (2) study environment observations were conducted with passive, moderate and active submergence techniques in order to watch and record the activities within the study environment; (3) historical data were collected in order to provide background information about the research environment. A major finding of this study is in keeping with retention theory which posits that institutions must formulate student centered programs that focus on meeting the students' academic and social needs as early as the summer prior to the freshman year. There were a variety of factors within the University College environment that influenced student success and development. While there were many elements that were put in place by Prairie View A & M University with the intent of encouraging and promoting student success, there were underlying personal factors that the students imposed upon the system that played an integral role in influencing the students' perceptions and outcomes.
A Longitudinal Study of Selected Changes in the Perception of the University Environment as Held by Students who Participate in Two Forms of University Governance
Author: Arthur Grant UnderwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College environment
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate the change in perception of the university environment that occurred in students who participated in two forms of university governance at Oregon State University. Students who participated as members of joint student-faculty committees (university committees) were compared with members of all-student committees. The time span of the study covered one academic year. The College University Environment Scales was the instrument utilized to measure the students' perceptions of the university environment. Additional data was obtained from the students' files in the Office of the Dean of Students. The sample used in testing the hypotheses included 102 students. Group I consisted of 51 members of university committees. Group II consisted of 51 members of all-student committees. The data was subjected to statistical analysis to determine the validity of the following hypotheses: 1. There is no significant difference in the amount of change in the perception of the university environment (as measured by the seven scales of the College University Environment Scales) between student participants on university committees and student participants on all-student government committees, for either male or female members. 2. There is no significant change in the student's perception of the university environment (as measured by the seven scales of the College University Environment Scales) among those participants on university committees for either males or females. 3. There is no significant difference in the amount of change in the student's perception of the university environment (as measured by the seven scales of the College University Environment Scales), among those participating on all-student government committees, for either males or females. All hypotheses were accepted at the .05 and . 01 levels of significance. The following conclusions were drawn from the findings of this study: 1. Students who participate in university government view the university environment in a similar fashion. 2. Male and female student participants in university government view the university environment in a similar fashion. 3. Student participation in university government resulted in no significant change from previously held perceptions of the university environment. 4. Student participants on university committees do not view the university environment significantly different from student participants on all-student committees. The major limitation of the study was the small sample size available for study.
An Analysis of Freshman Students' Perceptions of the Living Environment, Behavior and Academic Achievement in the Residence Hall Systems of Twelve Colleges and Universities
Author: Roger A. BallouPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Differences Between Faculty and Freshman Perceptions of Campus Environments and Freshman Attrition Rates
Author: William John KatipPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Author: Birgit E. Birkeland