scholarly journals FAKTOR PEMILIHAN KURSUS BAHASA CINA DAN BAHASA JEPUN: SATU KAJIAN PERBANDINGAN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAI-CHEE LAM ◽  
NUR ATHIRAH BINTI SUIB ◽  
FOO-TERNG HOE ◽  
SHEAU-PING WEE
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Intrinsic Factors ◽  
International Language ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The University

Walaupun bahasa Inggeris merupakan bahasa antarabangsa, tetapi bahasa-bahasa lain turut memainkan peranan dalam bidang dan hal tertentu. Senario global ini menjelaskan sebab perlunya bahasa asing dipelajari. Kajian ini membandingkan faktor-faktor dan trend pemilihan bahasa Cina dan bahasa Jepun sebagai kursus pelengkap oleh pelajar di Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Seramai 100 orang responden mengambil bahagian dalam kajian yang menggabungkan kaedah kualitatif (temu bual) dan kuantitatif (soal selidik) ini. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa faktor intrinsik lebih berpengaruh untuk pelajar bahasa Jepun, sementara faktor ekstrinsik lebih menyerlah untuk pelajar bahasa Cina. Hasil kajian ini boleh menjadi rujukan para pengajar untuk tujuan penambahbaikan kursus dari segi kandungan dan penyampaian supaya seiring dengan kehendak terkini pelajar universiti.   Even though English functions as an international language, other languages still play their role in certain fields and areas. This global scenario explains the need of learning foreign languages. The current study compares the factors and trend of choosing Chinese and Japanese as elective by university students in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). A total of 100 respondents took part in this mixed-method study, which combines qualitative (interview) and quantitative (questionnaire) method. The results show that the extrinsic factors are more influencial for the students taking Japanesewhile the intrinsic factors are more influential for those taking Chinese. The results can be a good reference for instructors in improving their courses in terms of content and delivery to fit the latest needs of the university students.

scholarly journals Sense of belonging and first-year academic literacy

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-142
Author(s):  
Steve Marshall ◽  
Mingming Zhou ◽  
Ted Gervan ◽  
Sunita Wiebe
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Academic Literacy ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Writing Courses ◽  
Literacy Course ◽  
The University

In this article, we analyze a broad range of factors that affect the sense of belonging of undergraduate students taking a first-year academic literacy course (ALC) at a multicultural, multilingual university in Vancouver, Canada. Students who fail to meet the university’s language and literacy requirements are required to pass ALC before they can enrol in writing courses across the disciplines. Consequently, many of those students feel that they have yet to be accepted as fully legitimate members of the university community. We present data from a two-year, mixed-method study, which involved asking students in surveys and interviews about their sense of belonging, as well as analyzing their reflective writing samples for issues related to their sense of belonging. We found that the participants’ perceptions of sense of belonging are multilayered and context-dependent, relating to changes in time and space, classroom pedagogy, and other social, cultural, and linguistic factors. Implications for higher education are discussed.  

scholarly journals Burnout among nursing students: a mixed method study

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Quina Galdino ◽  
Laio Preslis Brando Matos de Almeida ◽  
Luiza Ferreira Rigonatti da Silva ◽  
Edivaldo Cremer ◽  
Alessandro Rolim Scholze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Academic Variables ◽  
School Year ◽  
The University

Objective. Investigate the burnout syndrome among undergraduate students in nursing. Methods. Explanatory sequential mixed method study conducted at a public university in Brazil. Of the 119 nursing students, 114 consented to participate and answered a questionnaire composed of sociodemographic, academic variables, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, which were analyzed by multiple linear regression. The participants of the quantitative phase with the indicative / risk of burnout were interviewed individually (n=21) to provide an in-depth understanding of the students' experiences regarding the dimensions of the syndrome, whose statements were analyzed by the Collective Subject Discourse. Results. The prevalence of burnout syndrome was 10.5% among the surveyed. The more advanced the school year, the higher were the exhaustion (p=0.003), depersonalization (p<0.001) and low academic effectiveness (p=0.012) scores. Students with a higher workload of assignments also had higher scores of exhaustion (p=0.001), depersonalization (p<0.001) and academic (in)effectiveness (p=0.042). Dissatisfaction with the course was related to higher exhaustion (p=0.049) and depersonalization (p=0.001). The collective speeches showed the daily demands of the course, considered as intense, producing overload and exhaustion, which produced symptoms of physical and mental illness. Thus, there was the student's distancing from the course activities, as a defensive attitude, which culminated in feelings of incompetence and frustration. Conclusion. The occurrence of burnout syndrome dimensions among nursing students was related to the activities of academic daily life. It is urgent to invest in health promotion and prevention actions of these individuals in the university context.How to cite this article: Galdino MJQ, Almeida LPBM, Silva LFR, Cremer E, Scholze AR, Martins JT, et al. Burnout among nursing students: a mixed method study. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2020; 38(1):e07.

Value of Mobile Phones for Tanzanian University Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Susanne Mäkelä
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
User Groups

Mobile phones have become highly popular both in industrialised and developing world. In developing countries, previous studies of why people value mobile phones have focused on the financial benefits of mobile phone and user groups such as farmers or entrepreneurs. This paper presents a mixed-method study on how university students in Iringa, Tanzania value mobile phones. The study discovered a number of positive and negative value factors that define the worth of mobile phones for Tanzanian students, and shows how the factors are tied to the physical, social and cultural context of use. The study highlights the importance of understanding what users value and why when designing technology.

scholarly journals Psychiatric Problems of University Students

1966 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Boyce ◽  
D.S. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Academic Competition ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The University ◽  
Psychiatric Problems

Student patients were investigated by use of the questionnaire method and clinical observation during the years 1962–4. Questionnaire results revealed that patients, significantly more often than a group of controls, had attended one or more universities prior to the University of Western Ontario, had no extra-curricular activity, had not fulfilled their father's wishes in regard to course, smoked, smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, were not abstainers, had chronic or recurring illness, had changed courses, lived in a room or apartment, were either the first or last child, slept six hours or less, had changed in weight by 10 lb. in the preceding three months, and had no faith preference or affiliation. Depression was most commonly encountered. A relatively high number of students in English and post-graduate students were seen. Two groups of ill students who were friends or intimates to a degree were encountered and the presence of ill teachers or other leading figures as a focus in these groups was described. Increased academic competition served as a stress for some. Disturbed family inter-relationships and current social expectations were among factors which appeared to favour the development of illness.

scholarly journals ¿Por qué no editan en la Wikipedia los alumnos universitarios?

Tripodos ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 13-28
Author(s):  
Ángel Obregón-Sierra ◽  
Natalia González-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Online Encyclopedia ◽  
The University ◽  
Los Grupos

Los alumnos universitarios admiten que una de las herramientas que más utilizan en su vida diaria es la Wikipedia, una enciclopedia en línea que da libertad para que cualquier persona pueda editar su contenido. Consideran que esta es fiable y útil para sus consultas, pero sobre todo destacan que contiene datos actuales. A pesar de estos aspectos positivos, se considera que menos del 1% de los alumnos edita frecuentemente en ella para mejorar sus contenidos. Para conocer los motivos por los cuales no editan en ella, en esta investigación hemos implementado el método mixto secuencial, para obtener información de tres herramientas de obtención de datos como son los cuestionarios, los grupos de discusión y las entrevistas. Una vez analizadas las 1173 respuestas de los cuestionarios, realizamos un grupo de discusión con los alumnos de la Universidad de Barcelona y entrevistas a expertos editores en la Wikipedia, y se constató que solo el 0,38% edita frecuentemente o muy a menudo. Se expusieron varios motivos para no editar en ella, pero principalmente los alumnos indicaron que no se sentían capaces de aportar ningún tipo de información.   Why Don’t University Students Edit on Wikipedia? College students admit that one of the tools they use the most in their daily lives is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that gives anyone the freedom to edit its content. They consider that it is reliable and useful for their queries, but above all they believe that it contains current data. In spite of these positive aspects, it is considered that less than 1% of the students frequently edit it to improve its contents. In order to determine the reasons why they do not edit it, in this research we have implemented the sequential mixed method to obtain information from three data collection tools such as questionnaires, discussion groups and interviews. Once the 1,173 responses to the questionnaires had been analyzed, we carried out a discussion group with students from the University of Barcelona and interviews with expert editors on Wikipedia, and it was found that only 0.38% edited frequently or very often. Several reasons were given for not editing it, but mainly the students indicated that they did not feel capable of providing any type of information.   Key words: Wikipedia, Wikis, Web 2.0, university students, collaborative work. Paraules clau: Wikipedia, Wikis, Web 2.0, estudiantes universitarios, trabajo colaborativo

scholarly journals BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL STUDIES: A COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2013 ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
L. G. Kuzmina
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
State Educational ◽  
The University

The paper is devoted to the problem of devising a new ESP curriculum for university students within the framework of Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education. The necessity to introduce innovations into foreign language teaching at universities is fore grounded. It is claimed that in spite of some ambiguity in specifying the students’ competence in foreign languages put forward in the Standards, it is possible to design an effective educational curriculum for this university subject. It is proved that this can be realized if a competence-oriented approach is implemented. The process of designing a new competence-based curriculum for foreign languages is being described. A model modular course in foreign languages for the university students majoring in Regional Studies is presented. Some strategies to further develop teaching foreign languages at universities are mentioned. It is also argued that the course under discussion has proved to be attractive for the university applicants, provides for the quality of language education and meets the needs of the regional business community in the specialists of this kind.

scholarly journals Acesso à Educação Superior: O ProUni em foco

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Vera Lucia Felicetti ◽  
Alberto F. Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Intrinsic Factors ◽  
Baseline Characteristics ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The University ◽  
Education In Brazil

The focus of this article is the access to Higher Education in Brazil and the University for All Program (ProUni). The research aimed to understand if ProUni is complying with its objective of creating opportunities to students from vulnerable groups for accessing Higher Education, and if there are differences in the baseline characteristics of ProUni graduates and non-ProUni graduates when admitted in a Higher Education. Using a quantitative approach with explanatory goal, data were analyzed via descriptive and inference statistics. Survey participants included 57 ProUni and 140 non-ProUni graduates; all were already Higher Education graduates from a non-profit institution in Southern Brazil and had accessed this level of education in 2005. The results show that ProUni provided access to Higher Education to a younger group of students than the non-ProUni group. The ProUni group also contained a larger number of women and a higher proportion of non-whites than the other group. Among ProUni scholarships, 12.28% had a per capita income higher monthly to three minimum wages and had a higher probability of choosing a licentiate/undergraduate degree. The graduates of the non-ProUni group tended to be more motivated by intrinsic factors, while the ProUni group is motivated by extrinsic factors when choosing courses.

scholarly journals Indigenous Culture and Academic Discourse: A Critique of English Textbooks in Pakistan

2017 ◽  
Vol II (I) ◽  
pp. 130-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azhar Habib ◽  
Inayat Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Specific Method ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
International Language ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
The Government

The paper aims to explore how far English textbooks in Pakistan embody Pakistan and its culture. In this connection, the reading passages and pictures/images of the textbooks taught at secondary level in the government schools of Punjab were analyzed. It was a mixed method study and the specific method employed was content analysis. For this purpose all the reading passages of both the textbooks were firstly categorized and quantified into three categories; Source Culture/s, Other Culture/s and Neutral and then the cultural elements of Source Culture/s were discussed qualitatively using an adapted checklist. The results of the study reveal that the English textbook of class 9 has 12 passages out of which 75% have Source cultural elements, 8.83% have cultural elements of Other Culture/s and 16.66% are Neutral. As far as the English textbook of class 10 is concerned, there are 13 reading passages out of which 23.07% have Source cultural elements, 15.38% have cultural elements of Other Culture/s and 61.53% are Neutral. The findings of the study show that English, being an international language and as a result of globalization, has become compulsory for people belonging to different countries to learn it. However, in order to retain their identity, they try to appropriate English language to underpin their own culture/s through English language used in the textbooks of Pakistan.

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