Finance: A Major Challenge in Academic Life
A study conducted at the Durban University of Technology revealed that the majority of students cannot afford to pay tuition fees and as a result their academic performance is negatively affected. the majority of students indicated that they resort to part-time jobs to pay for their personal expenses and tuition fees, however, having to work part-time result in absence. The impacts of missing classes were mentioned to be poor tests marks and even failure.
The majority however, mentioned that personal expenses were not a challenge as they could afford. There were those who said they cannot afford personal expenses as well and would do anything to make ends meet. This proves the challenges that are imposed on students can be as a result of their backgrounds. Finance is a non-academic challenge that however has major impacts on academic performance of the students.
There were other challenges expressed by students that … Read more