- roleTerm ( text )
- author
- namePart
- Van Zyl-Schalekamp, Cecilia
- roleTerm ( text )
- author
- namePart
- Mthombeni, Patrick
- dateAccessioned
- 2015-09-01T10:25:10Z
- dateAvailable
- 2015-09-01T10:25:10Z
- dateIssued
- 2015
- text
- Van Zyl-Schalekamp, C. & Mthombeni, P. 2015. Social-background factors affecting the academic success of first year sociology students at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology, 6(1):31-44
- identifier ( issn )
- 09766634
- identifier ( uri )
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14404
- abstract
- The objective of the research was to explore the role of social-economic factors in the academic achievement of first year students at a South African University. A survey was conducted with a sample size of 210 students. The influence of the following variables were examined with inferential statistics: having English as a home language; being a first-generation student; quality of high school attended; size of physical living/study space of a student and household structure. Chi-square tests showed that in this sample home language, type of high school and living/study space impacted on students' performance.
- languageTerm ( rfc3066 )
- en
- publisher
- Kamla-Raj
- accessCondition ( useAndReproduction )
- ©2015, authors
- topic
- Academic achievement - South Africa
- topic
- First year students - South Africa
- title
- Social-background factors affecting the academic success of first year sociology students at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- genre
- Article