Healthy housing - advice for students

Snaith, Catherine

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“…Although generally these noises do not present a risk to hearing, they are sources of annoyance and sleep disruption. Persistent annoyance because of noise can lead to stress, while sleep disturbance can have its ill effects on health (Snaith, 1998). Therefore, on-campus accommodation building design should consider the right material and sound proofing quality that can minimise noise pollution in such a crowded environment.…”

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Comparing user satisfaction of older and newer on-campus accommodation buildings in Australia

Xin-yu

Sunindijo

Mussi

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to assess the level of occupants’ satisfaction, comparing older and newer on-campus accommodation buildings in Sydney, Australia, aiming to identify their comfort factors deficiencies in terms of design and construction solutions/strategies (e.g. spatial arrangements, materials, thermal comfort). Design/methodology/approach A post occupancy evaluation survey was used to assess the occupant satisfaction with three on-campus accommodation buildings in The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney. One of the selected buildings is an older building opened for occupation in 1996, and the other two are more recent on campus accommodations buildings. The survey included 11 post occupancy evaluation elements identified through literature review which were categorised into three dimensions: technical, functional and behavioural. Findings The results show that the satisfaction levels with thermal and acoustic comfort were below standards for both older and newer buildings. In addition, the older building used in this study was rated low in terms of: indoor air quality, lighting, maintenance and management, vertical transportation facility, room layout and furniture quality, building layout and aesthetics and level of privacy. Such factors related to both functional and behavioural dimensions were of greater satisfaction in newer buildings. Practical implications Findings suggest the high priority of strategies that address and improve the thermal and acoustic comfort of older and newer on-campus accommodation buildings if the intention is to enhance students’ satisfaction, especially considering the impact that these facilities have on students’ performance. Thermal performance in different seasons and adaptive thermal comfort activities should be considered in the design of new on-campus accommodation buildings and the retrofit of existing old buildings. Originality/value On-campus accommodation is an important facility that supports student learning outcomes and helps students adapt in a new learning environment. A post occupancy evaluation study to assess the adequacy of this facility is still lacking because previous studies have generally focussed on class rooms and work spaces in the education sector. This research compares the user satisfaction of older and newer on-campus accommodation buildings in Australia, to highlight deficiencies and areas for improvement in the design of existing and future buildings.

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Comparing user satisfaction of older and newer on-campus accommodation buildings in Australia

Xin-yu

Sunindijo

Mussi

2020

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“…Racialized individuals identify as Indigenous, visible minorities, people of color and/or mixed race; and racialization refers to the overweighing of racial characteristics through the construction of social, cultural, and psychological significance (Das Gupta et al, 2007; James et al, 2010). In conjunction with larger structural barriers such as lack of access to affordable housing and employment opportunities, such sentiments pose serious strains on the mental health and well-being of students (Calder et al, 2016; Snaith, 1998). It is worth noting that this article was revised at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented national policies of closures and physical distancing which amplified the precarity of international students (Larkin, 2020).…”

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“We Don’t Need Another One in Our Group”: Racism and Interventions to Promote the Mental Health and Well-Being of Racialized International Students in Business Schools

Wei

Bunjun

2020

Journal of Management Education

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This article is grounded in the premises that racism is a significant predictor of mental health outcomes and that racialized international students experience a great deal of race-based discriminatory treatment. In highlighting how this takes shape in the context of business schools and describing some pedagogical interventions, our purpose is to invite management educators to reflect upon the ways in which they engage with racialized international students and to encourage educators to cultivate approaches that are relevant to their own specific positionalities and institutions. This is especially important as international students comprise a substantial percentage of total enrollment in many business schools and student health and well-being are intimately tied to academic and achievement outcomes. Pedagogical interventions require an understanding of the precarity and exclusion experienced by students while acknowledging the economic and political power structures that are at play as students move around the world to study in countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia.

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The effects of university life on students' health

Massey

2005

Practice Nursing

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Healthy housing - advice for students

Cited by 3 publications

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Comparing user satisfaction of older and newer on-campus accommodation buildings in Australia

Comparing user satisfaction of older and newer on-campus accommodation buildings in Australia

“We Don’t Need Another One in Our Group”: Racism and Interventions to Promote the Mental Health and Well-Being of Racialized International Students in Business Schools

The effects of university life on students' health

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