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Lee, Jenny J.; Paulidor, Kopgang; Mpaga, Yann Axel – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This study sought to investigate international students' experiences with the study visa immigration policy in South Africa. The theoretical framework utilized to investigate international students' experiences with the study visa process is 'strategic ambiguity,' defined as deliberate ambiguous statements and positions for the accomplishment of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Study Abroad, Immigration
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Madhavan, Sangeetha; Dlamini, Vusumuzi G. – Teaching Sociology, 2021
Efforts are underway to globalize sociology in the United States through study abroad experiences. At the same time, there is a push to extend the reach of such programs to students of color. We use student journal entries and fieldnotes from trips to South Africa to analyze how students of color grapple with a disruption of identity in a Black…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Study Abroad, Self Concept, Journal Writing
Lee, Jasmine; Green, Qiana – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2016
This research adds to the dearth of literature examining the experiences of Black students who study abroad. Additionally, this project extends the literature on the influence of diasporic travel on US Black undergraduate students. Because study abroad has positive benefits for student learning and development (Brux & Fry, 2010), targeted…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, African American Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience
Mulvaney, Mary Kay, Ed.; Klein, Kim, Ed. – National Collegiate Honors Council, 2013
In our diverse and interconnected world, expanding students' horizons beyond the classrooms and laboratories of home campuses is increasingly important. Even some of the brightest honors students remain naïve to the causes and ramifications of current world events and lack the necessary intercultural skills to become effective ethical leaders with…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Study Abroad, International Education, College Instruction
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Chimucheka, Tendai – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
The study investigated the costs and benefits of international education to Zimbabwean students studying in South African Universities. The objectives of the study were to investigate the actual and perceived benefits of international education to students. The study also investigated the impact of international education on the lives of students,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Students
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Herman, Chaya – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to discuss both the status of the PhD in South Africa and the feasibility of the country's aspiration to increase by fivefold the production of PhDs by 2025. Based on the first empirical studies on doctoral education in South Africa, it argues that in order to move towards this target, an expanded and coordinated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Knowledge Economy, Economic Development
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Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2013
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adult Students, Barriers