e-Pedagogium 2011, 11(3):64-79 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2011.034
The Students' Adaptation to College - Analysis and Prevention
- Mgr. Jitka Jakešová, Masarykova univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta, Poříčí 7, 603 00 Brno, e-mail: jitkajakesova@seznam.cz
- Mgr. Karla Hrbáčková, Ph.D., Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta humanitních studií, Mostní 5139, 760 01 Zlín, hrbackova@fhs.utb.cz
The article focuses on the first-year students' adaptation to college. The main goal of the research is to find how to improve the support for students at university. The findings improve understanding of aspects of students' adaptation to the college system in full-time students enrolled in the Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, as well as in part-time students. This research also helps in the field of finding what influences and effects the students' adjustment to the college learning environment, including strategies that help to easily adjust into college life, and lead to their subsequent success.
Keywords: Tertiary education, motivation, students' adaptation to college, strategies of the students' adjustment to college, mentoring, tutoring
Published: June 1, 2011 Show citation
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