Attitudes Of First-year Students Research Articles

Individual Factors Influencing First Year Students’ Attitude Towards Studying of Physical Education at The University of Nairobi

Based on the UNESCO (2006), Physical Education (PE) is supposed be part of the curriculums of all institutions of learning worldwide. Unfortunately, a study by Gerald (2016) uncovered that in many institutions of learning, PE is a marginalized subject. This paper investigates the individual factors including job opportunities, prestige, gender, personal interests that impact the attitudes of first year students’ towards choice of PE as a career subject at the University of Nairobi using cross-sectional survey design method with 273 students sampled. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviation. Some 57.6% of students demonstrated that finding a job in PE is easy, 83.3% indicated that Physical Education was far from a good-paying career while 22.9% revealed that the fear of personal injuries was one of the major reasons they avoided participating in Physical Education classes. Moreover 18.1% indicated that Physical Education classes are difficult because they involve the use lots of physical activities that need a lot of energy and 31.0% showed that due to lack of practical skills in the field, they avoided pursuing Physical Education as one of their career subject. It was recommended that the ministry of education to organize programs to improve the awareness on the benefits of Physical Education and universities to establish programs that will help enlighten the students in matters associated with careers and job market trends.

Attitudes of first-year students at the Faculty of Agriculture towards e-learning and the Merlin e-learning system

Cilj rada je istražiti zadovoljstvo studenata prve godine Agronomskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu organizacijom i provedbom nastave kroz sustav Merlin koji je primarni alat za e-učenje na fakultetu. U radu smo također nastojali vidjeti kolika je motivacija studenata za e-učenje i njihovu percepciju o e-učenju i primjeni IKT u obrazovanju. Istraživanjem smo došli do zaključka da studenti prihvaćaju e-učenje te ga pozitivno percipiraju. Isto tako smo došli do zaključka da su studenti zadovoljni sustavom Merlin i da ga rado koriste. Rezultati ovog istraživanja doprinose implementaciji e-učenja na Sveučilištima u Hrvatskoj te mogu biti potpora i motivacija za uvođenje sustava Merlin kao odličnog alata za e-učenje.

Evaluating the effectiveness of a peer-led education intervention to improve the patient safety attitudes of junior pharmacy students: a cross-sectional study using a latent growth curve modelling approach

ObjectiveDespite the recognition that educating healthcare students in patient safety is essential, changing already full curricula can be challenging. Furthermore, institutions may lack the capacity and capability to deliver patient...

Habits and Attitudes of First Year Students at Warmia & Mazury University, Poland regarding Healthy Lifestyle

Introduction: The 1 st year of university studies is the last period during which the attitudes and habits of young adults can be shaped and that is why it is so important to accurately assess their lifestyles and needs. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the habits and attitudes of 640 first-year male students attending the Warmia & Mazury University in Olsztyn regarding their lifestyles, health risks and possible preventive measures. Method: Students were randomly chosen from groups attending obligatory P.E. lessons. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire, containing questions regarding physical activity, personal hygiene and sanitary conditions, nutrition, stress, tobacco and alcohol use, and the students’ interest in gaining knowledge on health-related topics, was used. The obtained results were characterized by descriptive statistics. Results: The majority of the students reported participating only in obligatory P.E. lessons in high school and less than a third expressed a willingness to participate in such lessons throughout their university education. Many students reported drinking alcohol regularly, even as often as every day, and nearly half of them smoked. Most students considered stressful situations to be unavoidable and a large percentage of them expressed an interest in gaining knowledge on coping with this. The overall interest in health related topics was found to be quite low. Conclusions: The habits and attitudes of 1 st year male university students are not interested in physical activity, but largely dependent on alcohol and tobacco. Despite the fact that these students expressed the need to change some behaviors and gain knowledge on a few specific health topics, their motivation to lead a healthy lifestyle can be treated as low.

Entrepreneurship and Shyness Attitudes of First Year Students at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM): A Path Analysis Model

Entrepreneurship and Shyness Attitudes of First Year Students at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM): A Path Analysis Model

13. Linking Academic Integrity and Classroom Civility: Student Attitudes and Institutional Response

This paper explores the notion that student behaviour regarding academic integrity and classroom civility are linked, and that intervention methods used to resolve classroom incivility may be used as a response to academic dishonesty. We advance the view that academic integrity and classroom civility refer to a student’s willingness to respect the rules and regulations of the institution; and that, acts of academic dishonesty and incivility refer to student behaviour in breach of institutional policy and/or not consistent with the social norms of the institutional culture (e.g., inappropriate human interactions). The perceptions and attitudes of first-year students toward academic integrity as they transition from high school to university are examined. Two hundred and thirty-nine first-year students volunteered to participate in this study. The preliminary findings of the open ended response regarding their observations and experiences with cheating and plagiarism in high school and in university are reported with a view to offer suggestions regarding institutional intervention strategies.

The first semester of university life; ‘will I be able to manage it at all?’

This paper reports on an Irish study examining first year students’ recollections of their concerns, motivations, level of preparedness and perceived skills on entry to university. The study aims to investigate and understand the implications of the attitudes of first year students as they make the transition to university. It also explores students’ behaviour during their initial weeks at university. It is important to understand the anxieties of new students, their views on their abilities and their confidence in managing their new role as these factors will have consequences for their experience as first year university students. These findings are explored with a view to enhancing the quality of support for students during this key transition.

The effect of first year mental health fieldwork on attitudes of occupational therapy students towards people with mental illness

Background and Aims: Despite recent initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness, negative attitudes persist both in the community and among health professionals. Fieldwork experience has been identified as the most powerful way of modifying the attitudes of health professional students. Research to date suggests that later placements tend to have a more positive effect on attitudes than do earlier placements. However, inconsistencies within the literature suggest that it is the nature of the fieldwork experience that is the critical factor. We set out to investigate whether a program of fieldwork that included a tutorial component would bring about positive attitudinal change in first year occupational therapy students. Methods: We conducted secondary analysis of data collected from first year students before and after first year fieldwork experience in mental health settings. Student statements were rated to identify positive versus negative attitudes, and attitudinal themes were analysed. Results: Quantitative analysis revealed that students made significantly more statements reflecting positive attitudes following fieldwork than they did before. From pre‐ to post‐fieldwork, attitudinal themes changed from: people with mental illness as different, fear of people with mental illness, and a deficit focus of mental illness, to: the ‘ordinariness’ of people with mental illness, students’ understanding of people with mental illness, and an enabling approach to people with mental illness. Conclusions: A program of fieldwork that includes a structured tutorial component can bring about positive changes in the attitudes of first year students towards people with mental illness.

Mental health attitudes of professionals in training

Attention focused on the attitudes of 140 psychology students toward the mentally ill and community care, on the dual assumptions (a) that relevant professional groups must share a basically humanistic and tolerant approach, and (b) that tertiary institutions have a significant role to play in the inculcation of such attitudes. It was demonstrated that the attitudes of second, third, and fourth year students were less authoritarian and more inclined toward mental health ideology than the attitudes of first year students. Comparisons were drawn between the present study and a recent investigation into the attitudes of secondary school students. Results were discussed within the framework of limitations imposed by the nature of the study and the implications for future research. 1977 Australian Psychological Society

The Widening Gap: Attitudes of First-Year Students and Staff towards Chemistry, Science, Careers and Commitment

The Widening Gap: Attitudes of First-Year Students and Staff towards Chemistry, Science, Careers and Commitment

A study of the effect of a multidisciplinary home-care teaching program on the attitudes of first year students

A study of the effect of a multidisciplinary home-care teaching program on the attitudes of first year students

A study of the effects of a multidisciplinary home-care teaching program on the attitudes of first-year students.

A study of the effects of a multidisciplinary home-care teaching program on the attitudes of first-year students.