Examining gaps between students' expectations and experiences in a private university

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 396-401

  Awang, Mohd Mahzan ^a   Ahmad, Abdul Razaq ^a   Bakar, Nora'asikin Abu ^b   Ghani, Sayuti Abd ^c   Saad, Che Pee ^d   Husin, Saliza ^b   Hashim, Zaharuddin ^b   Hery Ibrahim, Mohd Asrul ^b   Alfitri, ^e  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur   (Malaysia)

^c NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d University Islam Malaysia Council   (Malaysia)

^e SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Expectations; Experiences; Gaps; Private university; Social life; Student's satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900388229     PISSN: 20399340     EISSN: 20392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n8p396     Document Type: Article

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