External Factors Affecting the Well-Being of Students in Higher Education Institutions

External Factors Affecting Well-Being Of Students In Higher Education Institutions

Although University Education is important and lucrative, learners face several challenges and obstacles as they pursue their education (Luescher et al., 2017). Since learners require a positive learning experience (Durisic & Bunijevac, 2017), universities need to support their well-being in order to realize their fundamental aim of offering high quality academic experiences and successful graduation outcomes (Baik et al., 2019). Higher education plays a very important role in enabling the youth to engage in social reconstruction and economic development (Bijaraniya, 2022). Therefore, learners’ well-being becomes a critical factor, as well as connection to a myriad of desirable outcomes related to academia and health (Amholt et al., 2020). The well-being of learners has consistently been associated with satisfaction or experiences within Higher Education (Wornast, 2018). Children visualize well-being as favourable experiences in their life (Vujcic et al., 2019). The next section explores four external factors which affect the well being of student in Higher Education Institutions, namely sexual harassment, student unrest, role of the family and institutional environment.