Student Housing Satisfaction at a South African University

Gbadegesin, Job Taiwo; Marais, Lochner; Maltitz, Michael von; Cloete, Jan; Lenka, Molefi; Rani, Kholisa; Campbell, Maléne; Denoon-Stevens, Stuart Paul; Venter, Anita; Koetaan, Quintin; Pretorius, Wilben

doi:10.1080/19496591.2022.2032111

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“…However, this type of student housing is usually expensive and unaffordable for students, even those on scholarship; they are also not designed to meet the needs of students with families (Ruming & Dowling, 2017). Furthermore, there is growing evidence that universities admit more students than their teaching and residential space capacities (Gbadegesin et al, 2022). In some countries, university executives see student housing as a marginal issue that should not be the priority of their universities (Parameswaran & Bowers, 2014).…”

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“…In some countries, university executives see student housing as a marginal issue that should not be the priority of their universities (Parameswaran & Bowers, 2014). Hence, students have chosen to seek residence in the private rental market (Morris et al, 2021;Gbadegesin et al, 2022;Zasina & Antczak, 2021). Nevertheless, even with these gaps that have pushed students into the private market for accommodation, studies (e.g., Laidley, 2014;Prada-Trigo et al, 2020;Revington et al, 2020;Ruming & Dowling, 2017) have reported that students are negatively looked upon as gentrifiers and are constituting a significant source of neighbourhood decline, crime, and rising housing costs.…”

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“…Housing satisfaction is relative and difficult to measure (Waziri et al, 2014). Still, it tends to be a function of factors such as social and cultural background, financial situation, expectations, and characteristics of a building or a dwelling (Gbadegesin et al, 2022). It is generally evaluated by comparing people's expectations and the actual conditions of their housing (Thomsen & Eikemo, 2010).…”

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“…In such situations, international students would need to secure accommodation, which could be either on-campus or off-campus. Consequently, when a university does not provide sufficient bed spaces or housing facilities on campus to cater for its students, some or most students will have to source for accommodation in the local property markets around the university (Chang, 2017;Gbadegesin et al, 2022). This suggests that such students would have to compete with other home seekers (the general public) in the open property market.…”

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Housing Satisfaction Among International Students in Hong Kong

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Housing is one of the critical components that support human existence. However, unequal access to housing is one of the challenges faced by international students. In an expensive city, such as Hong Kong, this issue is exacerbated by high rental cost and a limited supply of on-campus hostel facilities. Therefore, this study examines housing satisfaction among international students who are studying at Hong Kong’s universities, located in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Using the snowball sampling technique, data was collected from seventy-four international students of six nationalities studying at four universities in Hong Kong. Frequency distribution, mean score (MS) ranking and Chi-Square were adopted for the data analysis. The results show that 64% of the research participants reside off-campus and while the rest reside on-campus. Furthermore, a majority of the respondents strongly agreed that the support from the universities for international students in terms of scholarships and financial support to access housing first-year students is very important. The international students opined that the universities could provide more financial assistance and accommodation support to meet rising housing costs. The Chi-square test results indicate a significant relationship between the type of accommodation and overall satisfaction with accommodation, and a significant relationship between the age of the respondents and their choice to retain their accommodation. This study has some far-reaching implications for Hong Kong universities as they need to revisit the issue of accommodation and support provided to international students. Furthermore, there needs to be a consideration in increasing the student housing stock to assist international students.

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