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Self-awareness and social change in higher education

This research examines the development of self-awareness in students as they strive to adapt themselves to their current environment. The significant social factors that immerge include; culture, religion, language; economic status, family integration and work experience. Also considered are the rel...

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Main Authors: Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib, Kuwi, Hoi New
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Published: Sciedu Press 2012
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L Education
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33045/
http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/wje/article/view/772
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spelling my.utm.330452018-10-31T12:36:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33045/ Self-awareness and social change in higher education Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib Kuwi, Hoi New L Education This research examines the development of self-awareness in students as they strive to adapt themselves to their current environment. The significant social factors that immerge include; culture, religion, language; economic status, family integration and work experience. Also considered are the relationships of students with teachers and classmates in a more restricted academic context, a third concern is the theme of autonomy and how students adjust themselves to their field of study. Overall, these findings reinforce the important role of self-awareness as it helps students develop in an educational setting. Sciedu Press 2012-02 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib and Kuwi, Hoi New (2012) Self-awareness and social change in higher education. World Journal of Education, 2 (1). pp. 25-38. ISSN 1925-0746 http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/wje/article/view/772 DOI:10.5430/wje.v2n1p25
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Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib
Kuwi, Hoi New
Self-awareness and social change in higher education
description This research examines the development of self-awareness in students as they strive to adapt themselves to their current environment. The significant social factors that immerge include; culture, religion, language; economic status, family integration and work experience. Also considered are the relationships of students with teachers and classmates in a more restricted academic context, a third concern is the theme of autonomy and how students adjust themselves to their field of study. Overall, these findings reinforce the important role of self-awareness as it helps students develop in an educational setting.
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publisher Sciedu Press
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33045/
http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/wje/article/view/772
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