Concerns of our Students: A Cross‐institutional Study
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Higher Education Research & Development
- Vol. 9 (2) , 111-121
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0729436900090203
Abstract
This study investigated the concerns experienced by students from two Australian tertiary institutions. Randomly‐selected samples of 342 Ballarat College of Advanced Education students and 208 Gold Coast College of Advanced Education students reported the extent to which each of 42 factors had caused them concern since being at college. Consistent with the research findings of Sarros and Densten (1989) and others, respondents were more concerned over academic and course‐related matters than over a range of personal, interpersonal and practical factors. Levels and‐patterns of concern were found to vary between sub‐groups of the student samples. Follow‐up surveys of the academic staff in each of the two institutions suggested that academics are biased in their perceptions of student concerns. Discussion focuses upon the generalizability and practical significance of the findings.Keywords
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