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Student Perspectives on the Challenges of an Online Orientation at a Large South African University during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Muloiwa-Klenam, Takalani; Sharpley, Kristan; Thahale, Mpho; Taimo, Neo; Mogalad, Tshegofatso; September, Jerome – Perspectives in Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic that began in March 2020 gave rise to a number of challenges for first-year experience activities at universities globally. One of the key challenges was the process of onboarding first-year students through an orientation programme that could not take place face-to-face as per the norm. In 2021, the first-year orientation at…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, School Orientation, Electronic Learning, Universities
The Subjective Well-Being of First-Year Tertiary Students during an Induction Programme
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Chigeza, Shingairai; de Kock, Johannes H.; Roos, Vera; Wissing, Marie P. – Africa Education Review, 2017
This article describes the perceptions of first-year students' subjective appraisal of their well-being before, during and after participation in an induction programme at a higher education institution (HEI). Twenty-two first-year students participated in focus group discussions (FGDs) and semi-structured individual interviews. Thematic and…
Descriptors: Well Being, College Freshmen, School Orientation, Focus Groups
Marketing a Public Higher Educational Institution Through Target and Market Research on its Freshmen Applicant and Enrollee Pools.
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Bruwer, Johan de W. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
A study at Cape Technikon (South Africa) investigated college choice decision making by surveying 923 applicants during the application process and 314 enrollees during orientation. Results show demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of applicants and enrollees differ, applicants consider multiple institutions, alumni and friends are the…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Applicants, College Choice, College Freshmen
International Perspectives on the First-Year Experience in Higher Education. The First-Year Experience Monograph Series No. 52
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Nutt, Diane, Ed.; Calderon, Denis, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2009
Students around the globe have unique first-year experiences but struggle with many of the same challenges. This monograph focuses on their journeys and provides insights for educators interested in learning about how institutions across the globe provide supports to students dealing with first-year transition issues. Based on the successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Studies, Program Attitudes, College Freshmen