Authors :
Osoro Gladys Nyaboke; Dr. Callen Nyamwange; Dr. Enock Obuba
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20AUG707
Abstract :
Adjustment to University was defined in
terms of academic; the study endeavoured to determine
the influence of orientation programme on first-year
students' academic adjustment in public universities in
Kenya; Mixed methods research approach was used.
The study utilized a descriptive survey design. Twostage cluster sampling, simple random sampling, and
purposeful sampling techniques were employed to
obtain 479 respondents from the target population of
71,285. The study was conducted in nine public
universities in Kenya between January and April 2019.
Data was collected using three research instruments: a
questionnaire, focused group discussions, and in-depth
interview schedule. The tools were validated by two
experts from Kisii University, while reliability was
determined through the test-re-test method in a pilot
study for a first-year student questionnaire. Both
qualitative and quantitative techniques (Content
Analysis, Means and Standard Deviations, Factor
Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Post-hoc
t-tests) were utilized to analyze data with the aid of the
computer-based Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) version 22.0. Research hypotheses were tested at
α ≤ 0.05 level. Findings indicatethat the duration of the
orientation programme, activities and how they are
carried out together with the location and size of the
universities in terms of the student population and
organizational structure do influence the level of
adjustment realized by first-year students. Besides,
academic adjustment was higher in old universities than
in new universities. This will inform the design and
implementation of diverse guidelines and programmes
suitable to meet first-year students'
requirements.Further, results will enlighten first-year
students to recognize their situation and be encouraged
to seek more timely assistance and services. The study
recommends that when developing orientation
programmes, universities need to identify specific
desired outcomes in all areas of first year students’
academic adjustment and create programmes that align
with those unique demands.Universities may consider
adopting an extended orientation programme by
integrating orientation materials into the curriculum
during the first semester.
Keywords :
Adjustment, academic, programmes, outcomes, first-year and students.
Adjustment to University was defined in
terms of academic; the study endeavoured to determine
the influence of orientation programme on first-year
students' academic adjustment in public universities in
Kenya; Mixed methods research approach was used.
The study utilized a descriptive survey design. Twostage cluster sampling, simple random sampling, and
purposeful sampling techniques were employed to
obtain 479 respondents from the target population of
71,285. The study was conducted in nine public
universities in Kenya between January and April 2019.
Data was collected using three research instruments: a
questionnaire, focused group discussions, and in-depth
interview schedule. The tools were validated by two
experts from Kisii University, while reliability was
determined through the test-re-test method in a pilot
study for a first-year student questionnaire. Both
qualitative and quantitative techniques (Content
Analysis, Means and Standard Deviations, Factor
Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Post-hoc
t-tests) were utilized to analyze data with the aid of the
computer-based Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) version 22.0. Research hypotheses were tested at
α ≤ 0.05 level. Findings indicatethat the duration of the
orientation programme, activities and how they are
carried out together with the location and size of the
universities in terms of the student population and
organizational structure do influence the level of
adjustment realized by first-year students. Besides,
academic adjustment was higher in old universities than
in new universities. This will inform the design and
implementation of diverse guidelines and programmes
suitable to meet first-year students'
requirements.Further, results will enlighten first-year
students to recognize their situation and be encouraged
to seek more timely assistance and services. The study
recommends that when developing orientation
programmes, universities need to identify specific
desired outcomes in all areas of first year students’
academic adjustment and create programmes that align
with those unique demands.Universities may consider
adopting an extended orientation programme by
integrating orientation materials into the curriculum
during the first semester.
Keywords :
Adjustment, academic, programmes, outcomes, first-year and students.
