A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON UNDERGRADUATES’ PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL CLASS CONNECTEDNESS AND SCHOOL ALIENATION Cover Image

A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON UNDERGRADUATES’ PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL CLASS CONNECTEDNESS AND SCHOOL ALIENATION
A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON UNDERGRADUATES’ PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL CLASS CONNECTEDNESS AND SCHOOL ALIENATION

Author(s): Fulya Atila
Subject(s): Psychology, Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Qualitative method; Undergraduates; Psychological capital; Classroom connectedness; School alienation;

Summary/Abstract: In this research, it is aimed to analyze the psychological capital, class connectedness and alienation of university students according to the views of students and instructors. According to the findings of the research conducted with the qualitative method, some of the factors that reduce the psychological capital of the students are; their concerns about the future, employment problems, and not knowing their profession. Some of the factors that increase their psychological capital are; students' positive future expectations, high motivation, self-confidence, physical endurance, communication power. According to the participants, some of the factors that reduce students' class connectedness are experiencing grouping, being closed to communication, finding people insincere, lack of joint activity; Some of the factors that increase students' classroom connectedness are being in different social environments, the effect of team sports, being friendly and learning from each other. According to the participants, some of the factors that reduce students' alienation from school are the belief in the benefits of the lessons, the equipment of the university, the management-instructor-student relationship; Some of the factors that increase the alienation of students from school are not choosing the department voluntarily, the location of the faculty to the campus, and the scarcity of social areas.

  • Issue Year: 13/2023
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 399-416
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English