An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence

C. O. Aigbavboa; W. D. Thwala; C. C. Eke

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_68

An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence

C. O. Aigbavboa
, W. D. Thwala
, C. C. Eke

Construction Management and Quantity Surveying

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

This paper present the findings of post occupancy survey of Sophiatown residence; one of the residence and presently the largest residence in University of Johannesburg Auckland pack campus in Johannesburg, South Africa. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the extent to which the building is satisfactory to the students. The data were collected during October and November 2012. The primary data for the study was collected through a structured questionnaire survey. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed and 135 were received back from the occupants of the residence. The survey results revealed that a majority of the occupants (students) of the residence were satisfied with most qualities in the residence which makes the residence satisfactory to the students.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	703-711
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783642449154
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_68
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2013 - Xi'an, China Duration: 19 Oct 2013 → 20 Oct 2013

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

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Conference	18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2013
Country/Territory	China
City	Xi'an
Period	19/10/13 → 20/10/13

UN SDGs

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Post occupancy evaluation
Residential satisfaction
South africa
Student residents'
University building

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering

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Aigbavboa, C. O., Thwala, W. D., & Eke, C. C. (2014). An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence. In Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (pp. 703-711). (Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_68

Aigbavboa, C. O. ; Thwala, W. D. ; Eke, C. C. / An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2014. pp. 703-711 (Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate).

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Aigbavboa, CO, Thwala, WD & Eke, CC 2014, An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence. in Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 703-711, 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2013, Xi'an, China, 19/10/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_68

An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence. / Aigbavboa, C. O.; Thwala, W. D.; Eke, C. C.
Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2014. p. 703-711 (Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate).

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Aigbavboa CO, Thwala WD, Eke CC. An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence. In Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2014. p. 703-711. (Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_68

An evaluation of students' satisfaction with university hall of residence

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