A Story of an Ideal Study Process

Määttä, Kaarina; Uusiautti, Satu; Määttä, Marju

doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-597-5_7

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6300-597-5_7

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A Story of an Ideal Study Process

Kaarina Määttä

Satu Uusiautti

Marju Määttä³

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Students’ Perceptions of Factors Slowing Down Their Study Progress: The Case of University of Lapland

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2016

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Fast graduation, smooth studies, and fluent study progress are the goals of today’s university education. How do students themselves perceive their study processes and what do they think about the factors hindering them from succeeding? The purpose of this research was to find out from the first-year-students of one Finnish university their experiences and opinions. The research investigated what the most difficult issues the students have faced during their first year of university studies have been and what factors have hindered their study progress according to their own perceptions. The students (N=186) answered to an internet-based open-ended questionnaire. The data were analysed in a qualitative data-based manner which resulted in seven most frequently mentioned hindrances in the questionnaire data. The main hindrances were deficiencies in study skills, difficulties in adjustment to academic studies, unclear directions in studies, difficulties in making study plans and scheduling, lack of guidance in studies and difficulties in finding help, lack of community, and overlapping courses and busy study periods. Based on the findings, it is possible to pay attention to the difficulties mentioned by students. Key words: university education, study process, smooth studies, university teaching, study skills.

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Students’ Perceptions of Factors Slowing Down Their Study Progress: The Case of University of Lapland

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The Multidimensional Phenomenon of Study Success in Higher Education—A Head Start to Success at Work?

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Universities are worried about students' satisfaction and well-being. These elements are important when pursuing to enhance efficient graduation and quality outcomes in studies. The changing world, indeed, has changed the elements of success in education and in work, too, which is the area of life students enter from universities. The purpose of this article is, first, to discuss the prerequisites of study success in universities, and second, to establish a connection between the phenomena of success in studies and success at work. The viewpoint leans of positive psychology. Students themselves were asked to describe success in their studies. How do students themselves perceive their study processes and what do they think about the factors that promote their success in studies. The research questions were: (1) what have been the most pleasing study experiences the students have encountered in university studies?; and (2) what factors have enhanced their study progress and success according to their own perceptions? Students (N=186) answered to an internet-based open-ended questionnaire. The data were analyzed in a data-based manner which resulted in eight most frequently mentioned success factor in the questionnaire data. The findings showed that there are some similarities between the phenomenon of success in studies and at work. The phenomenon is illustrated as the conclusion, and the finding can be used when developing ISSN 2162-6952 2016 www.macrothink.org/jse 2 university education to better meet the demands of the modern, changing world of work. Journal of Studies in Education

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A Story of an Ideal Study Process

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Students’ Perceptions of Factors Slowing Down Their Study Progress: The Case of University of Lapland

Students’ Perceptions of Factors Slowing Down Their Study Progress: The Case of University of Lapland

The Multidimensional Phenomenon of Study Success in Higher Education—A Head Start to Success at Work?

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