Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychosocial changing process of upper grade students expelled from local private university. For this purpose, interview were conducted with 15 students. The collected data were analyzed using a Grounded Theory. As a result, 183 concepts, 54 sub categories, and 18 essential categories were derived. The results of the process analysis showed that the process of psychosocial changing is composed of seven steps Find a sense of belonging’, ‘Find fun’, ‘Stop thinking’, ‘Experience the (outside) world’, ‘Career decision’, ‘Immersion’, ‘Finish the course’. The results of this study were compared with previous researches, and the newly discovered points and future research topics and points to be considered in local private university field were discussed.