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THE ACADEMIC CONSTRAINTSOF STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES
A Research Paper Presented toThe Faculty of the Language and Literature Department
Institute of Accounts and Business FinanceFar Eastern University
Sampaloc, Manila
In Partial FulfillmentOf the Requirements for the Subject
ENG 2 Research Process and Product
Estrada, Cherry Ann G.Gomez, Raven V.Maniti, Hazel S.
Polliente, Kimberly B.Reynoso, Lorraine B.
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October 2008TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page Page
Chapter I
Introduction1Background of the Study1Statement of the Problem..3Significance of the Study...3Scope and Delimitation..4Materials and Methods...4
Definition of Terms..5
Chapter II
Review of Related Literature.6Discussion.7
Chapter III
Interpretation and Analysis of
Results13
Chapter IV
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations.....26Summary..26Conclusions.26Recommendations..27
Appendix
Sample Survey Questionnaires.29
References..33
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
College life has never been easy. Others have to live in
dormitories for their homes are far from universities. Such adversities
brought about series of changes for students. Going to college and living
in a dorm is a living and learning experience. It is the only time in a life of
a student that he will be living with people of the same interest, goals and,
fears.
(http:www.collegeview.com/articles/CV/campuslife/life_in_dorm.html)
As an abrupt event after high school, students begin to live
independently. Struggle and stress usually occurs. Adjusting to college
life is the first step in understanding how to live and face challenges on a
daily basis.
(http:www.collegeview.com/articles/CV/campuslife/life_in_dorm.html)
Getting used to a new campus, roommate, expectations, courses,
and routine takes a fair amount of time and patience. By nature, we tend
to resist change and struggle to hold on to familiar surroundings like the
comforts of home, family and friends.
(http:www.essortment/all/collegestudent_phu.html)
Being restricted in a dorm and at the same time pursuing college is
a great experience. Problems arise as days go by. Noise has always
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been the burden of students. And most of the time, students cannot study
because of this. Still, any possible happening can be handled with
patience. And if carefully practiced, a harmonious community could be
achieved.
Students encounter people with different personal histories and
upbringings. As such, they have to be tolerant and open to their ways of
living, opinions and habits. Acting rigid about such indifferences will only
wreck ones thought.
(http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/campus-life/79.html)
Staying away from house is not just burying ones self in books.
Students tend to have the time of their life studying and preparing for their
exams along with growing up. There have been many a winners away
from home and as such, if carefully handled, it would just be an easy way
to do so.
Living in a dorm presupposes a high degree of integrity,
consciousness, cooperation and hard work for a bright future, good image
and reputation of an individual. A steady transition to dorm life is possible
if students will keep an open mind and allow themselves to be open to the
possibilities that college dorm has to offer.
(http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1g1-165362490.html)
The impact of the residential environment in theories of college
student development is often emphasized. (Journal of the National
Collegiate Honors Council.) These research aims to discuss the
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disadvantages attached to living in a dormitory to its mischievous effect
on the students. The objective of this research is to prove that living in a
dormitory is a great factor that affects the academic performance of the
students.
B. Statement of the Problem
This study aims to answer this question:
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in dormitory
and how does it affect a students performance in school?
C. Significance of the Study
College Students
This study would be able to help college students know the
prerogative and inconvenience of living in a dormitory as well its
effects on their academic performances. Moreover, it would give
them the idea on what are the possible instances that they may
encounter as they move in a dorm.
Professors
Professors would benefit from this study as they would be
able to understand that life in a dorm brings about difficulties to
students. In lieu with that, they could better apprehend that the
varying level of academic performance of the students is
sometimes caused by the said factors.
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used in conducting the research to be able to describe best the topic. To
provide enough information, the questionnaires were based on the
statement of the problem. Survey results were tallied and were compared
from the previous studies.
Information relevant to the study were gathered from several
reference materials, research sources such as books, journals,
periodicals, newspapers, and other online sources. Life in the dormitory is
one of the most rewarding aspects of the boarding school environment.
Courtesy, thoughtfulness, and respect are the essential requirements of
dormitory behavior.
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Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature
Dormitories are center of social activities where students stay up
late to talk, work on homework together, watch movies, and party.
(Microsoft Encarta).
According to Wikipedia, the term residence hall and dorm are
often used interchangeably; however there is a difference between the
two. An important objective of residence halls at a certain university is to
provide not just a place to sleep, but also opportunities for personal and
educational growth.
According to a write-up in a website of Greatgapyears, living in a
dormitory can be an eye-opening experience for those people who used
to having their own room. Gapers who live in dormitories generally feel
pretty safe, often because the only people living in the dormitories are
other students or travelers or the same programs.
Dormitories are all about communal living, but this lack of privacy
often invites germs; a great way to protect one from these germs is to
keep the personal care items to himself. Anything that touches ones
body or requires a doctors prescription should not become group
properly. (Ibid)
There are different types of college dorm: the single-sex dorms,
chemical- or substance-free dorms and special-interest or theme housing.
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There are also kinds of rooms: single, double, and suites.
(www.collegeboard.com)
Blakely Louis Beals asserts that ones environment is a major
determinant in ones emotional and mental state.
C.M. Deasy states that Privacy is as important to dorm residents
as it is to anyone else, but it is usually much harder to obtain. Dormitory
or barracks living implies being surrounded by people. Being alone or
sharing private time with someone else is normally not considered to be
an option. If privacy is needed, it must be sought somewhere else. In
this regard, dormitories fail to provide for an important human need.
Discussion
Definition
Dormitory typically refers to residence halls, which are sleeping
quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential
quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, and college
or university students. (Wikipedia Encyclopedia). Typical dorms have a
dining hall, television room, pay phone, computers or laundry facilities.
Comparison of a Dorm to a Home
Accommodations of a dorm differ based on the structures of the
facilities. Although tuition fee continue to rise every year, housing costing
remain the same. Living in a dorm also have the added benefits of being
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near the college campus, good study facilities and services, and being
able to establish ones own mature survival instincts. Somehow, it has
not always been the personal choice of a majority of students. This could
be their first step in the real arena beyond school life. Home offers
social, financial and mental security and more amenities where as living
in dorms is a totally different scenario.
Dorms come in varieties depending on the students choice of
what will suit them best. Most of the time, single-dorms are always being
chosen. As such, architectural matters might possibly affect a students
behavior as ones environment clearly becomes a guiding factor on ones
mental and emotional state.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in a Dormitory and its
Impact on the Academic Performance of the Students
The freedom accompanying college dorm life can be both a
blessing and a curse. Homesickness is naturally felt for the first two or
three weeks of adjusting to college dorm life. Students are entirely on a
new environment. With just a split of time, there are no more curfews, no
constant reminders to do home works, and no questions about where a
student is going and who are they gonna be with. Finding an inexpensive
way to keep in touch with family and friends can be a great way to
smooth the said transition.
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Sharing and trying new experiences with people from home can
help dispel the feelings of isolation and loneliness. Students often learn
that theyre not missing their families much. Experts agree that one of the
best ways to cope with the loneliness is to get involved in activities.
Allowing ones self to get bored lead to great depression and students
have to make sure that they always have something to do. The more a
student goes out of the dorm room, and the more they are likely to get out
of college dorm life. As such, those activities lead students in meeting
new people and develop friendships.
The key thing is that patience is a virtue in college dorm life.
Sharing a floor sometimes pose a problem with only one washer and
dryer and only a few showers. As students go along, they are more likely
to encounter similar problems as stated.
(http://www.collegeview.com/articles/CV/campuslife/life_in_dorm.html).
Despite the obvious excitement of living away from home and
amongst a whole new crowd of people-of both genders- to meet while
away at school, such a set up is not its cracked up to be, especially for
those people who arent used to it. Somehow, the advantages will allow
students to gain something worthwhile from the experience despite the
drawbacks.
Privacy is as important to dorm residents as it is to anyone else,
but it is usually much harder to obtain. Dormitory or barracks living
implies being surrounded by people. Being alone or sharing private time
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with someone else is normally not considered to be an option. If privacy
is needed, it must be sought somewhere else. In this regard, dormitories
fail to provide an important human need. (http;//wring.fsu/edu/?
q=node/120)
Unfortunately, few steps are being taken to improve upon this. It
often falls to individual residents to develop a system by which they can
receive the necessary privacy. Even with the creation by those living in a
residence unit of a system by which each individual can achieve privacy,
it is hardly assured.
One persistent problem of dormitory, and indeed apartment
architecture is sound buffering. It is typically very easy for individuals in a
residence hall to eavesdrop on their neighbors, inadvertently or not. The
walls of a dormitory are typically not well designed to buffer sound from
adjacent units. (http;//wring.fsu/edu/?q=node/120)
Depending upon where a student goes and what he does during
the gap year hell likely find himself living in any number of different
accommodations. Using common sense when it comes to protecting
valuables is still a good idea. Initially, new friends, locales and local
trends usually influence the students. Choices are carefully made.
Strangers are usually ought to be avoided as they are thugs who could
exploit ones initial vulnerabilities. Decorum is always maintained in the
society that students are living in. Though college dorm appears to be
worn out, it is a secure place for students. Being alone may induce some
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adverse habits that should be avoided. These include not being clean,
spending excessive time in side activities besides academics, compulsive
spending and missing classes to name some. Students need not to be
carried away and are to live within their budgets, for excessive spending
habits lead nowhere.
Add to this problems are related to local culture, and perhaps even
danger of getting pushed down in the dumps due to loneliness or the
vulnerabilities of a hostel environment. Students need to be logical in
terms of co-existing, shaping up and socializing. Fights, dislike and
irritation are part of living in a dorm but these are usually handled without
getting into trouble. Students should apprehend that there are people
other than their family with whom they share their space. As comfort
levels with mates increase on the other hand, students can finally feel at
ease. Its just that making acquaintance with almost all people meet is a
good idea.
Drama is inevitable, and a part of that being gossip. People like to
stick their noses into others business and then talk. Complaining about
this usually does very little good, since human nature cannot be deterred;
as intolerable as it is, such behavior is, alas, unavoidable, unless one
keeps to her-or himself, which is very hard to deal with.
(http://www.stateuniversity.com/blog/permalink/The-Disadvantages-to-
Living-in-a-Coed-Dorm.html.)
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Moreover, students need to avoid dorm-life scenarios such as late-
night partying or an activity that will break rules. A good exit strategy will
help avoid being part of anything that one does not really want to be
involved to. (http://www.greatgapyears.co.uk./living-in-a-dormitory.html)
The adversities stated employ a direct impact on the students emotional
and mental state. Dormitory life is somewhat an instinct of survival.
Nobody can choose the perfect roommates. Everyone goes into that
stage where things seem to be a mess. And in most likely situations,
students are upset whenever they encounter such destructive thoughts or
events. These disadvantages that include cramped living conditions,
non-appetizing food, sharing a room, and added living costs to boot are
some of the factors that affect the academic performance of the students.
Even if one doesnt go along very well with his peers, efforts to be civil
should be made, since living with a person ones constantly fighting with
can be pretty miserable. Dorm life will be far more tolerable, and even
downright fun, when one gets to know those living around them.
All the variables present with a students environment greatly affect
his studies. From the stated privileges and disadvantages of living in a
dorm, surveys were conducted and it revealed that majority of the
students werent able to study well whenever any of these problems
arise.
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CHAPTER 3
INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
A. Going home
Survey reveals that out of 30 respondents, 7 or 23.33% visit their
family once a week, 3 or 10% visit once every two weeks, 9 or 30% visit
once a month and 11 respondents or 36.66% answered that they only go
home during legal holidays and break. The results vary depending on the
hometown of the student. Others are able to go home weekly for they are
not relatively far from school, whereas for some, it would take them more
than 3 hours to travel. And more often than not, the rest are still ought to
travel for more than one day.
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NO
53.33%
46. 67% of the respondents said that they can concentrate in their
studies whenever they feel homesick. According to them, it is just a
matter of focus. At first place, their main purpose is to study and so they
need not to be distracted by such thoughts. However, 53.33% of the
respondents stated that they cannot concentrate as they become
preoccupied with the feeling of homesickness.
D. Kind of room
two-person room,four-person room,others,
0 5 10 15
Number of Respondents
others:depends on the price
four-person room
two-person room
single-person room
What kind of room do you prefer
most?
Sizes of the room in the dormitories are also being considered. The
researchers asked on what kind of room the respondents are living in.
The results show that 7 or 23.33% lives in a single-person room, 7 or
23.33% prefer in a two-person room, 15 or 50% of the respondents are
living in a four-person room while the other one answered that it depends
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on the price of the room itself Such preferences are carefully made by
the students. For some, living alone in a room is much more convenient
than being with two or more persons. Others find it boring or too lonely to
do such, so maybe that lead them in choosing the other choices
presented in the graph. On the other hand, aside from basically
considering ones personal choice, the room price needs to be checked
too.
E. Studying in a noisy environment
Can you review your lessons
whenever your roomates are
noisy?
10%
90%
Yes No
Out of the 30 respondents, 3 said that they can still review and even if
their room its too noisy while 27 said that they cannot. This explains that
students are getting more sensitive in their studying habits and needs silence to
focus and do duties. F. Organization of things
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Survey results show that out of 30 respondents, 93.33% were still
able to be organized and an average of 6.67% were unable to do their
personal tasks. These clearly explain that most of the students are really
trying to live their lives independently.
G. Direct implication of living in a dormitory in the performance of
student
50% of the respondents said that being confined in dormitory
results to several factors that greatly affect their studies, either it is
because of the new environment or with the peers involved around
whereas 50% of the respondents believed that the former is not true.
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H. House chores
0
50Numberof
Resp
Do you often feeltired because after
school you still have
to do house chores?
yes
no
22 or 73.33% of the respondents stated that doing such is a cumbersome
work while 8 or 26.67% on the other hand said that it is just fine with them as
they are left with any choice. Instead of studying after a long day, they are ought
to finish first their responsibilities.
I. Washing of clothes
= 3 RESPONDENTS
YES63.33%
NO36.67%
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Washing clothes is not that easy as 63.33% of the respondents do
so who do so This depends on the students budget if this is a part of or
sometimes, dormitory limits the clothes that they can wash there. 36.67%
on the other hand who have excess budgets or those who are busy, they
send their clothes to the laundry.
J. Time consumed in doing chores
How much of your time were
consumed by doing house chores?
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
avarage of 2
hours/day
4 hours a week othrers
Numberofrespondents
average of 2 hours/day
4 hours a week
others
50% of the respondents stated that two hours of their time were
consumed by doing household chores. This is possibly because they
dont want to have all those things done just one whole day. 33.33% on
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the other hand, answered that their time consumed depends on their
schedule. 16.67% stated that they only do chores weekly.
K. Mentor pressure
yes
no
0
20
40
NumberofRespondents
Do you feel pressure in school?
yes
no
Most of the students feel pressured in school due to mentor
pressures such as the professors and other persons who are expecting
them to excel well. This is carried out in their whole system and
sometimes, those who experience this have negative setbacks in their
environment. For the others, they could have been enjoying their course
or they are simply doing their school works easily.
L. Peer pressure
A
225
10
15
20
25
Numbe
rof
Respond
ents
Do you feel pressured because
of your peers?
yes
no
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number of respondents answered most that peers affect their decisions.
Sometimes, peer pressure is much more difficult to handle than mentor
pressure. Their influence can either be good or bad. There have been
many guidelines to be careful in choosing or in joining groups. If such
peers would affect studies, necessary avoidance should be made.
M. Stress
37%
63%
Does living in a dorm add to yourstress?
yes no
Respondents answer to the question varies depending on their
experience in the situation. For some, this has always been in their
stress cause list as all things and eye are on them. Others consider
this as a challenging one to be able to learn how to live life independently.
N. Monthly allowance
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4 4
11 11
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Numbero
Responde
How much is your allowance?
Php 10,000 Php 8000 Php 6000 others
Budgeting has been a part of living independently. The money
sent by the students parent depends on their needs and on what they
can afford. Others have limited budget whereas for some, they have
excess. Reasonable allowances have always been given to students.
O. Sufficiency of allowance
= 2 respondents
Seventy-three percent of the respondents said that their allowance
is sufficient to cover their needs and only 27% who said that their
YES
NO
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allowance is not enough. In this data, it can be inferred that many
students know how to budget and value the allowance they have.
P. Daily consumption
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
15
5
2
1
Number of Respondents
How much is your daily consumption?
Php 200 Php 300 Php 400 Php 500
Fifteen out of 30 respondents has a daily consumption of Php
200; five of Php 100; two of Php 300 and Php 400; and only one of Php
500. Base on this, Php 200 seem to be the ideal amount for the students
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everyday expenses. This budget comprises related food and school
expenditure.
Q. Source of food
83% depends on the food that can be bought outside and only 17% of
them cook their own food. Most students living in a dorm finds
convenience in acquiring their food outside. They do not have enough
time to prepare their own food due to busy schedules
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Where do you get your food?
17%
83%
cooking by yoursel
buy outside
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R. Preference over dormitory and house
80% of the students living in a dorm prefer to live in their own
houses and only 20% want to stay in dorms. A lot of them could have
suffered homesickness; as such, theres no such other perfect place to
live in than to be in own house.
27
24
6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
NumberofRespondents
Where do you prefer to live?
in house in dorm
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CHAPTER 4
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
SUMMARY
This paper attempted to determine the academic constraints of the
students living in a dormitory.
This research used the statistical treatment to answer the
questions raised based from the results of the surveys. The research
findings are the following:
1. The advantages of living in a dormitory clearly represent the
benefits attached to it.
2. Most of the time however, the disadvantages overrule all of this as
the option
of living in ones own house has always been preferred.
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3. From the detrimental effects, emotional, psychological and mental
setbacks
are seen in the students.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions are
drawn:
1. Homesickness has always been the main problem of students
confined in a
dormitory.
2. Students find it hard to adjust to their new environment.
3. Students meet new friends along the way.
4. Living with strangers is a great experience.
5. The independence of a student is being developed.
6. Peer problems cannot be avoided.
7. Noise has been one of the factors that are always present in a
dormitory.
8. Noise brings about distractions in studying.
9. Focus on studies is lessened as influenced by mates.
10. Doing all things alone is not that easy.
11. Chores add up to a students burden.
12. From the factors stated, their academic performances are greatly
affected
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13. Poor academic performances are the usual results of these.
RECOMMENDATIONS
From the conclusions of the study, the researchers make the
following suggestions/recommendations:
1. It depends on the student on how he will handle a dormitory life. A
lot of
constraints are present, but what matters is on how he manages to cope
without having harmfully affected his studies.
2. Dormitory life cannot be avoided especially for those who live far
from their homes. These have always been true as they are left with no
choice. Preferably speaking, it has always been convenient to live
in a home, so as not to take into considerations a lot of changing factors
in ones live.
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Appendix
Name:_____________________ Age:____ Course:__________ Yr.
Level: ________
1. How often do you go home to visit your family?
___once a week
___once every two weeks
___once a month
___others; (please specify)______________
2. Do you miss your family and friends?
YES___ NO___
3. Can you focus on your studies whenever you feel homesick?
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YES ___ NO ___
10. How much of your time were consumed by doing house chores?
___ an average of 2 hours a day
___ 4 hours a week
___ others; (please specify) ___________
11. Do you feel pressured in school?
YES ___ NO ___
12. Do you feel pressured because of your peers?
YES ___ NO ___
13. Does living in a dorm add to your stress?
YES ___ NO ___
14. How much is your monthly allowance?
___ Php 10,000
___ Php 8,000
___ Php 6,000
___ others; (please specify)__________
15. Is your allowance sufficient to cover you needs?
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YES___ NO___
16. How much is your daily consumption?
___ Php 500
___ Php 400
___ Php 300
___ Php 200
___ Php 100
___ others; (please specify)____________
17. Where do you get your food?
___cook by yourself
___buy outside
18. If you were to be asked, where do you prefer to live?
___ in a house
___ in a dorm
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