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Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia

Social exclusion, as a multidimensional concept, reflects a combination of inter-related factors with the potential to impede individuals from full participation in the society. This study aims to identify main factors affecting student inclusion with the campus environment. This quantitative resear...

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Main Authors: Sedaghatnia, Sepideh, Lamit, Hasanuddin, Abdullah, Ahmad Saifuddin, Ghahramanpouri, Amir
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2015
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H Social Sciences (General)
NA Architecture
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59263/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.018
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spelling my.utm.592632021-07-29T03:16:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59263/ Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia Sedaghatnia, Sepideh Lamit, Hasanuddin Abdullah, Ahmad Saifuddin Ghahramanpouri, Amir H Social Sciences (General) NA Architecture Social exclusion, as a multidimensional concept, reflects a combination of inter-related factors with the potential to impede individuals from full participation in the society. This study aims to identify main factors affecting student inclusion with the campus environment. This quantitative research employed survey method. The data was collected using a stratified sample of 312 students in three universities of Malaysia. Through conducting Principal Component Analysis, ten factors including legibility, social relation, hostel quality, facilities, extracurricular activities, accessibility, safety, comfort, academic services, and transportation were extracted. Legibility is perceived by students as an influential factor of inclusion in the campus environment. Elsevier Ltd 2015-01-27 Article PeerReviewed Sedaghatnia, Sepideh and Lamit, Hasanuddin and Abdullah, Ahmad Saifuddin and Ghahramanpouri, Amir (2015) Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 170 . pp. 89-98. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.018 DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.018
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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country Malaysia
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
NA Architecture
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
NA Architecture
Sedaghatnia, Sepideh
Lamit, Hasanuddin
Abdullah, Ahmad Saifuddin
Ghahramanpouri, Amir
Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia
description Social exclusion, as a multidimensional concept, reflects a combination of inter-related factors with the potential to impede individuals from full participation in the society. This study aims to identify main factors affecting student inclusion with the campus environment. This quantitative research employed survey method. The data was collected using a stratified sample of 312 students in three universities of Malaysia. Through conducting Principal Component Analysis, ten factors including legibility, social relation, hostel quality, facilities, extracurricular activities, accessibility, safety, comfort, academic services, and transportation were extracted. Legibility is perceived by students as an influential factor of inclusion in the campus environment.
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author Sedaghatnia, Sepideh
Lamit, Hasanuddin
Abdullah, Ahmad Saifuddin
Ghahramanpouri, Amir
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Lamit, Hasanuddin
Abdullah, Ahmad Saifuddin
Ghahramanpouri, Amir
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title Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia
title_short Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia
title_full Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia
title_fullStr Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of Malaysia
title_sort experience of social inclusion among students in university campuses of malaysia
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59263/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.018
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