Extra-curricular involvement, academic adjustment and achievement in higher educationa study of protuguese students

  1. Almeida, Leandro S.
  2. Guisande Couñago, María Adelina
  3. Paisana, Joanne
Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728 1695-2294

Ano de publicación: 2012

Volume: 28

Número: 3

Páxinas: 860-865

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.28.3.156111 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Outras publicacións en: Anales de psicología

Resumo

La participación en actividades extracurriculares se ha destacado como un factor importante en la adaptación, el éxito y el desarrollo de los estudiantes en la Universidad. El presente estudio analiza la experiencia académica, el rendimiento y el ajuste de los estudiantes universitarios mediante la comparación de tres grupos: (i) estudiantes sin ningún tipo de participación en actividades extracurriculares; (ii) estudiantes que participan en los órganos de gobierno de la Universidad; y (iii) estudiantes implicados en actividades de la Asociación de Estudiantes. A principios del segundo semestre, los estudiantes seleccionados de la Universidad do Minho (N=223) respondieron a un Cuestionario de Experiencias Académicas (AEQ; Almeida y Ferreira, 1997) y a un breve cuestionario sobre su asiduidad a las clases y su participación en actividades extracurriculares. Los resultados obtenidos en los tres grupos se relacionaron estadísticamente con determinadas dimensiones de su proceso de ajuste académico, así como de su rendimiento académico. Cuando se compara el grupo de estudiantes que no participa en actividades extracurriculares con el grupo de estudiantes implicados en actividades de administración, deportivas, culturales y sociales de la asociación de estudiantes se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas. Este último grupo presenta una menor asiduidad a las clases y un menor rendimiento académico

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