First year students' early perceptions and expectations of university.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9780494209981
Subjects: University of Toronto -- Freshmen -- Attitudes.; University of Toronto -- Freshmen -- Social conditions.; College freshmen -- Attitudes.; College freshmen -- Social conditions.; Universities and colleges.
Description: This thesis is a qualitative study exploring first year students' perceptions and expectations of their first year experience. Through a series of focus groups the researcher determined that first year students identified eleven themes as areas of concern and areas that contribute to the student perception of a successful year. These eleven themes fell within two broad categories of student defined success: academic performance and value, and independence and the development of the self. Successes in both of these areas lead to a successful year while a failure to meet one area had negative effects on the student and the perception of self.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1175.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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