The Problems of Students’ Dormitory Life; A Study by Qualitative Method
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امراله ابراهيمي1 , مجيد ضرغام حاجبي2 , عليرضا ترکان3 , آزاده استقلاليان1 , حسن ميرزا حسيني |
1- استاديار، گروه روانشناسي، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامي، واحد قم، قم، ايران 2- دانشجوي دکتراي مشاوره و راهنمايي، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامي، واحد اصفهان ( خوراسگان)، اصفهان، ايران 3- کارشناس ارشد مشاوره و راهنمايي، مرکز مشاوره و سلامت روان دانشجويان، دانشگاه علوم پزشکي اصفهان، اصفهان، ايران |
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Aim and Background: During a studentship time, students suffer several problems. One of these problems is living in dormitories and far from home, family and the city that can bring many problems for student. In addition, hostel life can also cause problems that increase the difficulty of life in dormitories. This study aimed to assess the difficulties of dormitory life by using qualitative method. Methods and Materials: This study was a qualitative study using content analysis approach. The process of data collection consisted of 12 semi-structured interviews with students living in the dormitories of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Purposeful sampling began in 2015 and continued until data saturation. Data analysis was done using content analysis method. Findings: Data analysis tended to the extraction of 13 themes that indicated the participants' experiences of the difficulties of living in a university dormitory. These problems included facilities, nutrition, behavior of the staff and administrators, cultural, recreation and religion activities, roommates, costs of accommodation and care that each one caused problems for students. Conclusions: Dormitory life problems such would have a direct negative impact on the education process of students and officials can try to improve them. |
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Keywords: Dormitory, Life problems, Qualitative research, Students |
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General Received: 2020/02/8 | Published: 2016/12/15
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