Adaptation features of freshers to the learning environment at the Belarusian State University

  • Maksim A. Korneevets Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Larisa V. Filinskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Tatiana V. Scholkova Белорусский государственный университет, пр. Независимости, 4, 220030, г. Минск, Беларусь
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2022-3-109-123

Abstract

The paper considers the problem of first-year students’ adaptation to new social environment and to the conditions of coping with the university educational curriculum. It analyses the features of the first-year students’ adjustment to learning and extracurricular activities (academic and sociocommunicative adaptation). The objective and subjective criteria of freshmen’ adaptation process are highlighted. The article presents the results of the online-survey of the first-year students from 15 faculties of the Belarusian State University, and the findings of the in-depth interviews with the students-orphans and the students expelled from the university after the first semester. The results obtained prove the relevance of the problem under study and make it possible to conclude that the process of adaptation of the first-year students is incomplete. The outcomes also prove the need for psychological and pedagogical support of orphan students, development of the institute of tutoring, conducting sociological research to study the dynamic aspect of adaptation.

Author Biographies

Maksim A. Korneevets, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

student at the faculty of philosophy and social sciences

Larisa V. Filinskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (philosophy), docent; associate professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

Tatiana V. Scholkova, Белорусский государственный университет, пр. Независимости, 4, 220030, г. Минск, Беларусь

PhD (sociology), docent; associate professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2022-09-12
Keywords: adaptation of the first-year students, academic and sociocommunicative adaptation, objective and subjective criteria of the adaptation process, professional motivation, the institute of tutoring
How to Cite
Korneevets, M. A., Filinskaya, L. V., & Scholkova, T. V. (2022). Adaptation features of freshers to the learning environment at the Belarusian State University. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 3, 109-123. https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2022-3-109-123
Issue
No 3 (2022): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology
Section
From the Working Table of a Sociologist

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