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Download full textElizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu; Queen Chioma Nworgu; Chinuru Achinewhu – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2024
The rational for this research paper is to examine the challenges faced by international students with focus on Nigerian students embracing the British education system and impact on their motivation and academic performance. The paper presents a critical overview in relation to the barriers faced by Nigerian students in terms of obtaining and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Barriers, Student Adjustment
Kaninjing, Ernest; Lopez, Ivette A.; Wankie, Che; Odanye, Elizabeth O. Akin; Ndip, Roland N.; Dokurugu, Yussif M.; Tendongfor, Nicholas; Amissah, Felix; Means, Shelley White; Paul, Christopher; Sauls, Derrick L.; Vilme, Helene – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) caused disruptions in the delivery of higher education around the globe. To understand how universities and students are dealing with the sudden change from in-person course delivery to online format, this cross-sectional mixed-method study aimed to (a) ascertain the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students
Direct linkOwusu-Kwarteng, Louise – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
'Studying in this England is Wahala' critically analyses social/academic experiences of 12 West African overseas undergraduate/postgraduate students in a London University. It discusses structural and individual factors impacting on decisions to study here, including perceptions of differences between quality of university education in the UK and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, Student Attitudes
Cifuentes-Faura, Javier; Obor, Deborah Odu; To, Loeurt; Al-Naabi, Ishaq – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2021
Adapting new learning and teaching practices during COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students' learning in higher education. Using a cross-sectional research methodology, the study attempted to understand the cross-cultural impacts of COVID-19 on higher education students in Cambodia, Nigeria, Oman and Spain to determine the changes that COVID-19…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
Salami, Samuel O. – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of psychological and social factors to the prediction of adjustment to college. A total of 250 first year students from colleges of education in Kwara State, Nigeria, completed measures of self-esteem, emotional intelligence, stress, social support and adjustment. Regression analyses…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Schools of Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Lee, Jenny; Opio, Thomas – Sport, Education and Society, 2011
There is a considerable lack of literature on international student athletes despite the extent to which colleges and universities are increasingly relying on them to heighten the winning reputation of their sports programs. This research focuses on international student athletes from Africa. Based on interviews of 16 student athletes from seven…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Misconceptions, Racial Discrimination
Peer reviewedArubayi, Eric A. – College Student Journal, 1981
Found that particular college of undergraduate degree was a predictor of problems in orientation, academics, social-personal living-dining, student-activities and placement areas for Nigerian students. Except in the area of finance, undergraduate respondents reported more problems than graduate respondents. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Problems, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Arubayi, Eric – 1980
The identification of problems experienced by Nigerian students in American universities could result in improvement of programs to meet the needs of these students. Undergraduate and graduate Nigerian students (N=213) enrolled in Kansas state universities in 1979 completed a modified version of the Michigan International Student Problem…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Financial Support, Foreign Students
