Cultural problems of dormitory life of male students in Yazd University dormitories in the academic year 2010-2014

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Cultural Affairs

Cultural Planning Orientation

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the cultural problems of dormitory life of male students in Yazd University dormitories in the academic year 2009-2018. This research was carried out with the survey method and the library method (documents) was used to compile the theoretical framework of the research and to review the previous researches. The statistical population in this research was all the students living in the boys' dormitories of Yazd University in the academic year of 2009-2009, the total number of which was 2460 people, of which 345 people were randomly selected. The tool used in this research was a researcher-made questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for cultural problems variable is equal to 0.88. To analyze the data at a descriptive level, one-dimensional tables, frequency, column percentages and graphs were used, and at an inferential level, t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and analysis of variance were used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the students' cultural problems were significantly (P = 0.000) lower than average. The amount of cultural problems among undergraduate students was more than master's and doctoral students (P = 0.008) and among single students more than married students (P = 0.015).

Key words: cultural problems, student, dormitory, social control, religiosity

The issue of continuing education and growth and scientific promotion is one of the growing needs of today's societies that has attracted talented and hardworking young people to its side. Because the universities are located in the centers of big cities and on the other hand, the variety of courses is such that it is not possible to offer it in all universities, but each university offers a few courses. There is no other option but to leave the city and the country. In most universities, dormitories are provided for non-native students, which means living with different cultures. Customs, dialect, and different clothing make the dormitory a place of crystallization and manifestation of various cultures and subcultures (Froutan, 2009). If the city of the place of study is small, the student cannot make good use of his free time, as a result, social anomalies are created for him. Therefore, it is considered a migrant and every migrant consists of three components of the personality, cultural and social system. The immigrant's personality system is related to his individual actions and guides his individual and psychological actions. The immigrant's cultural system consists of his values, language, art, and lifestyle and guides his behavior, and the immigrant's social system guides him in the field of preserving past patterns, accepting new patterns, and allocating the necessary means to achieve his desirable and social goals and confronting him with opposing social trends. A non-native and immigrant student is placed in a new social environment with these three value systems formed in his past social environment, and if the values ??of his old and new social environment are not the same, he cannot exchange values ??with the new environment and adapt and harmonize with the environment of his place of study. When a non-native and immigrant student is placed in the area where he studies, he may not be completely familiar with the culture and customs of that area, and there is a possibility that he may not be compatible with the culture of that area. This lack of cultural compatibility causes cultural and social problems for him, and these problems may have a negative effect on his academic, mental and social status.

The present study, which was conducted in five chapters in order to investigate the cultural problems of the dormitory life of male students in Yazd University dormitories in the academic year 2009-2018. The first chapter is the generalities of the research, in which the statement of the problem, the importance and necessity of the research, the objectives of the research, the definition of concepts and so on.In the second chapter, theoretical foundations related to culture and its types and components, cultural issues, definitions of culture, values, norms, subculture, communication between cultures and cultural exchange, problems of immigrant students, and approaches in these fields are discussed. The third chapter is research methodology, in which topics such as theoretical and operational definition of variables, research method, statistical population, sample size, sampling method, and validity and reliability will be presented. The fourth chapter is the analysis of the data and descriptive and explanatory findings will be presented in it, finally the fifth chapter is the results and suggestions.

1 - 2 - statement of the problem

Entering the university is considered an important event in a person's life, because it affects his job, income, social relations and possibly the choice of his wife in the future. Although in the past, entering the university was the monopoly of the chosen few, in the contemporary world, not going to the university is considered a personal failure, and entering the university is related to the individual's intelligence and the socio-economic base of his family. The more the student has a higher IQ and the more prosperous his parents are, the more likely he is to go to university. Whether a student studies in a large university or in a small higher education institution, the higher education environment undoubtedly broadens his mental horizon and brings about changes in his system of prejudices and accepted social values. Regardless of whether the reason is considered to be university education, or the maturity of the mind or simply more distance from the family, what can be pondered is the changes that occur in the social attitudes of students (Mohsani, 1388).

Among the factors that have caused the expansion of higher education is its transformation into a measure of cultural and social value, and this is evident both in the field of family life and in the field of the administrative structure of the country. It is important both for families that their children have a higher education (even if they don't use it) and for organizations, the condition of obtaining a job for many workers is to have a university degree, sometimes without it being really necessary. In some cases, governments have used higher education as a means to protect young people from social harm, to keep them away from the labor market (which is facing problems) and in short to create temporary employment for them (Mohsani, 2018). Such an environment, especially in the dormitories, develops children's abilities and communication skills, which are as valuable as university courses. In many cases, students receive the best help and support from each other both in the field of academic affairs and in the field of other issues and problems (Nouri, 2010).

Going to university is more than going to school. It is the age of separation and independence. Going to college is an important step in becoming an adult. The end of high school, the end of school, is actually the end of childhood and is a great symbolic beginning. University is not only a place to learn science and technology or profession, but also a way to discover areas of interest in life. It is a way to find yourself and different aspects of yourself. It is a journey during which the student discovers himself, the people and the world around him (Nouri, 2009).

The biggest change that occurs in a student's life is his movement towards independence. During this period, many tasks and activities that were done by the family are gradually done by the student. The university and the student period give a person the opportunity to gradually become familiar with his management and to accept responsibility for himself and do it correctly. What the students desperately need is to be given the opportunity to be independent and develop their independence.

Mental, religious and belief growth is the second change in the student; They get acquainted with different opinions, theories, thoughts and ideas. Also, in the university, they are asked to have their own opinions, opinions and thoughts.

The third change is the development of identity and identification; The identification process is a fateful, decisive and difficult process. This process culminates in the university. If a person goes through this process well, he will know his path in life and will try to work in this direction. Identity search is an exploratory journey to discover oneself, one's goals and one's future.

And finally, social growth is the last change of students: friends and peers have common views, ideas and opinions. They have common problems and issues. The experiences of friends and neighbors are very common.