A Reflection on the Situation of Student's Study, with Special Emphasis on the Role of Family and University: A Case Study of Three State Universities

The objective of this paper is to analyze the situation of students’ study in three universities, i.e. Tehran, Kharazmi and Shahid Beheshti. 440 students were selected, using simple random sampling. Analytical framework of the study is based on Chalabi’s theory of Abartabe’. Based on this theory, meanings, expectations and opportunities created by family and university, interfere with individual’s pattern of study.. The findings of the research indicate that the time of study is 3.5 hours per day out of which 2.5 hours are allocated to textbooks and 1 hour to other materials. Different disciplines do not show different hours of study and among all disciplines nearly 50% of students study less than 1 hour a day. Family plays a more influential role in shaping study pattern of students before entering university but afterwards, social opportunities in university and meaning implied to study have more influential role.
It seems that recent changes of cultural atmosphere and economic relations of university have weakened its chief functions and led to deterioration of quality and quantity of student study.