Adjustment Dynamics of First-Year Students to University Life at a Rural University in South Africa
Matsolo Mokhampanyane
Abstract:This research paper discussed the adjustment dynamics of first-year students to university life. Registering for the first time at the university seems to impose various challenges on newcomers. Most first-year students experience adjustment challenges in university life, which seem to lead to poor academic performance. Their performance stimulated the need to find the challenges and find ways to enhance adjustments and challenges to improve academic performance. The theory underlying this paper was Critical E… Show more
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