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Direct linkSehoole, Chika Trevor, Ed.; Lee, Jenny J., Ed. – Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, 2021
This book examines student mobility within Africa. International student mobility is among the central activities of higher education internationalization. As the number of international students increase, so do the destinations, in both number and geographic diversity. Historically, international student mobility has followed South-North and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, College Students, Foreign Students
Gyamera, Gifty Oforiwaa; Asare, William – Cogent Education, 2023
Recently, many Ghanaian universities have made considerable efforts to reposition themselves in the global space to attract international students. Although there have been some gains, the universities continue to attract a relatively lower number of students. We argue the need to critically examine the factors which motivate international…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Foreign Students, College Choice
Download full textGraduate Management Admission Council, 2019
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, College Choice, Educational Demand
Mahmoud, Mahmoud Abdulai; Oppong, Elizabeth; Twimasie, Daniel; Husseini, Mohammed Muniru; Kastner, Adelaide Naa Amerley; Oppong, Moses – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2020
This study seeks to examine the influence of the cultural elements on international students' country choice. It also examines whether individual values moderate the influence of cultural elements on the country choice of international students. Drawing upon a sample size of 223, the data was analysed using structural equation modelling technique.…
Descriptors: Standards, Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Decision Making
George Mwangi, Chrystal A. – Harvard Educational Review, 2019
This article examines how sub-Saharan African families in the United States engage with high schools and the college-going process. Using qualitative methods and the concept of home-school dissonance, Chrystal A. George Mwangi shows how African immigrant families--one of the fastest-growing yet least-studied immigrant groups--develop educational…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Foreign Countries, College Attendance, Cultural Differences
Segbenya, Moses; Oduro, George Kwaku Toku; Peniana, Fred; Ghansah, Kwesi – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the proximity of study centres to the students of College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast (CoDE/UCC) and whether further studies of distance learners who were teachers and employees could lead to absenteeism in their workplaces. Design/methodology/approach: A sequential…
Descriptors: College Choice, Distance Education, Proximity, School Location
Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Kyei, Samuel; Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy; Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi; Antwi-Boasiako, Daniel; Halladay, Abraham Carl – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Optometry is only provided at tertiary level in two institutions in Ghana, with an average of 50 students graduating each year for a population of approximately 24.6 million. No information on the demography of optometry students and factors that influence their choice of optometry as a career and institution of learning is available. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Optometry, Allied Health Occupations Education, Student Characteristics
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education
Mbawuni, Joseph; Nimako, Simon Gyasi – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
The growth in higher education industry has caused a tremendous increase in the number and type of colleges, polytechnics and universities offering similar academic programmes especially in business disciplines in Ghana. The resultant competition in the education industry makes it crucial for education managers to understand the latent factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Choice, Business Administration Education, Public Colleges
