Improving Quality of Students’ Life on University Campus - Guidelines of New Assessment Tools

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Article

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

Growth of society is based, it has a vital role in building student’s character, goals,
/="/">and future, and it affects all aspects of his life, such as social, educational, and
/="/">cultural. One of the key elements that influences students’ life on campus is the design of outdoor spaces (student spaces) where they spend most of their day.
/="/">Several previous studies evaluated the quality of a university campus and the quality of student university life from different sides, most of which were academic, except
/="/">the UI-Green Metric system that assesses the environmental quality of a campus. The
/="/">current study aims to provide a new comprehensive assessment tool that evaluates
/="/">the quality of student’s life in all fields of life. The study reviewed many publications
/="/">about quality of life and campus design requirements and based this tool on Maslow’s
/="/">expanded hierarchy of needs as well as Lang’s functionalism theory. In order to
/="/">develop a balanced index, the study adopted The analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
/="/">and conducted 50 expert questionnaires to produce a balanced numerical evaluation
/="/">index. An index was reached consisting of 25 quality indicators categorized into
/="/">seven dimensions; physiological, social, safety & security, functional, cognitive, self esteem & self-actualization, and aesthetic quality.

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