ADAPTATIONSTATUS OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF ECONOMICS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT OF DONG THAP UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the current situation of adaptation of first-year students to the environment of Dong Thap university. To conduct this study, the authors investigated a survey of 255 first-year students (62 men, 193 women) studying at the Faculty of Economics by the whole block sampling method. The research showed that most of first-year students adapt well to the Dong Thap university environment in all four aspects: academic, social, emotional and goal commitment. This indicated that Dong Thap university environment is quite friendly and convenient for students' learning. Besides, the research also showed that there are many criteria that students have not really adapted well to the environment of Dong Thap University. This result is very useful in providing information for educational administrators of the faculty and school to orient and support students in learning and training.