Developing a Pattern of Academic Probation Based on Lived Experiences of Students

AbstractThis study was conducted to develop a pattern of academic probation based on lived experiences of students and research texts related to the subject. This study is a qualitative research using phenomenology method and purposive sampling. Twelve semi-structured interviews were carried out with 10 female and 2 male students who were placed on academic probation. The interviews were recorded and transcribed and then, the data were analyzed using the Colizzii analysis method. Also, 25 related research texts were selected through purposive sampling and analyzed using content analysis. In general, 6 themes of individual, family, educational, economic and social factors,and non-adaptive coping strategies with 25 sub-themes were obtained from the analysis.The conceptual pattern of academic probation was developed by organizing themes and sub-themes emerged from the data, in the form of causes (causaltive ,interferring and background), strategies/reactions and consequences. Considering to the pattern of academic probation, it seems that in the case of persisting the conditions and non-interference, the problem of students' failure to study successfully would continue and even intensify. To help such students to come out of this cycle, multidimensional interventions, including psychological counseling, are suggested.