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Research: Transition to university/use of time

Posted: 11/12/2024

To date, research has primarily examined how various contextual factors assist students in adjusting to university as they commence their studies. However, there is a significant gap in research and tools that specifically define and measure students’ adjustments, considering their transitional challenges, emotional well-being, and barriers to seeking help.

Sanagavarapu, P., & Abraham, J., Validating the relationship between beginning students’ transitional challenges, well-being, help-seeking, and their adjustments in an Australian university. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020. (link)

Richardson, A., King, S., Olds, T., Parfitt, G., & Chiera, B. Study and Life: How first year university students use their time. Student Success, 2018. (link)

Wilson, O. W. A., Walters, S. R., Naylor, M. E., & Clarke, J. C, Changes in Physical Activity and Motives following the Transition from High School to University. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2021. (link)

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