A comparative study of three hundred non-veteran students and three hundred student veterans in the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Psychology, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Hayes, Herbert Orville
issued: 2012-03-08T19:57:36Z
issued: 1949
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The study was instituted in an attempt to find any factors that might have contributed to the rather unexpected success of the veterans as university students. A secondary aim was to seek evidence bearing on the contention that veterans are superior students to the non-veterans. In order to compare the veterans and non-veterans, a questionnaire was devised by members of the psychology department. It covered a range of topics including vital statistics, motives for university attendance, interest in courses, and attitudes to study, to extra-curricular and outside activities, and to factors considered as aids or; barriers to university success. The questionnaire was given to 1600 students taking the introductory course in psychology. From their papers, three hundred were selected at random from the ex-service group and three hundred from the civilian group. Their answers were tabulated, changed into percentages and compared for significant differences. In addition, the service experiences of the veteran group were evaluated for their bearing on university success or failure. The academic records of both groups were then examined for two consecutive years and compared for significant differences. The veterans were found to have attributed their success to a variety of factors. Chief among these were the financial support afforded under the government plan, the helpful quality of the instruction, the widened experience gained in the services, the salutary effects of service discipline, increased age, university counselling, and married status. Statistically significant differences favouring the veteran group were found in their attitudes toward extra-curricular and outside activities, interest in course and in the importance attached to the vocational aspects of university training. Married veterans were found to show significant differences from both single veterans and civilians with regard to housing and financial problems. A pronounced tendency toward greater self r…
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note: A COMPARATIVE STUDY . OF THREE HUNDRED NON- VETERAN STUDENTS AND THREE HUNDRED STUDENT VETERANS IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS AT -THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA by -Herbert Orville Hayes A Thesis submitted in Partial Fulfilment of The Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS in the Department • of PSYCHOLOGY The University of British Columbia SEPTEMBER, 1949 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 300 STUDENT-VETERANS AND 300 NON-VETERAN! STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. A b s t r a c t . The study was i n s t i t u t e d i n an attempt t o f i n d any f a c t o r s t h a t might have c o n t r i b u t e d t o the r a t h e r unexpected success o f the veterans as u n i v e r s i t y s tudents. A secondary aim was to seek evidence b e a r i n g on the c o n t e n t i o n t h a t v e t e r a n s a re sup-e r i o r students t o the non-veterans. I n o r d e r t o compare the vete r a n s and non-veterans, a q u e s t i o n n a i r e was d e v i s e d by members of the psychology d e p a r t -ment. I t covered a range of t o p i c s i n c l u d i n g v i t a l s t a t i s t i c s , motives f o r u n i v e r s i t y attendance, i n t e r e s t i n courses, and a t t i t u d e s t o study, t o e x t r a - c u r r i c u l a r and o u t s i d e a c t i v i t i e s , and to f a c t o r s c o n s i d e r e d as a i d s or; b a r r i e r s t o u n i v e r s i t y s uccess. The q u e s t i o n n a i r e was g i v e n to 1600 students t a k i n g the i n t r o d u c t o r y course i n psychology. From t h e i r papers, t h r e e hundred were s e l e c t e d a t random from the e x - s e r v i c e group and t h r e e hundred from the c i v i l i a n group. T h e i r answers were t a b u l a t e d , changed i n t o percentages and compared f o r s i g n i f i -cant d i f f e r e n c e s . In a d d i t i o n , the s e r v i c e experiences o f the v e t e r a n group were e v a l u a t e d f o r t h e i r b e a r i n g on u n i v e r s i t y success or f a i…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0106770
language: eng
degree discipline: Psychology
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/41281