Malaysian Students' Social Adjustment to the University Campus in Egypt, Morocco, and Jordan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22128771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wail Muin Ismail (0000-0002-4597-4816, University of Malaya), Zakaria Alcheikh Mahmoud Awad (University of Malaya), Muhammad Azhar Zailani (University of Malaya), Xuan Di (0000-0003-2925-7697, University of Malaya) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 240-247 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2395-6518 • E-ISSN: 2395-6518 |
| Publisher | Maya Global Education Society (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18510/hssr.2020.8228 |
| OpenAlex | W3011173532 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
Purpose of the study: This study examines the social adjustment of Malaysian students studying in Egypt, Morocco, and Jordan. Quantitative, comparative and case study methods were used. Methodology: Through the questionnaire, in which the social adjustment of the students to the university campus was defined, a total of 587 questionnaires were answered by Malaysian students studying in the three countries. SPSS software was used to carry out the calculation of the mean, t-test, ANOVA and Tukey HSD analysis. Main Findings: The outcome of the analysis shows that Malaysian male and female students reached the medium level of social adjustment in the three countries. The differences in the means of female and male responses have no significance. Malaysian student's adjustment to the class climate was higher than that of the environment outside. Malaysian students more adjusted with a university campus in Jordan and Egypt than they are in Morocco. Applications of this study: This study showed a view of conditions Malaysian students in Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt. It will be helpful for students, universities, teachers to be aware of foreign students’ social adjustment issues and pay more attention to this particular problem. Novelty/Originality of this study: This paper found Malaysian students are more adjusted to the university campus in Jordan and Egypt than they are in Morocco. This suggests that Morocco is a better destination for study for Malaysian students as long as the social adjustment is concerned
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