scholarly journals Perception of international student’s towards education services in Romania: Expectations and challenges.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 104-116
Author(s):  
Yusuph Kambuga
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Student Opinions ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Institutions

The study examines the perception, expectations and challenges among international students studying in higher learning institutions in Romania. The study has employed an open- ended questionnaire to collect largest student opinions. The study has involved participants from the University of Bucharest, University of Politehnica, University of Ploiesti, Academic studies of Economic Bucharest (ASE), Babes Bolyai, and Carol Davila University of Medicine. The international students involved in this study were almost from Asia, Africa, Southern America, and Europe. The responses of international students were divided into two parts. The first part discusses the perception and expectations and the second part presents the challenges faces such as education style, financial difficulties, language barriers, Homesickness, supervision problems, and cultural/social adjustment.

scholarly journals Perception of international student’s towards education services in Romania: Expectations and challenges.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 104-116
Author(s):  
Yusuph Kambuga
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Student Opinions ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Institutions

The study examines the perception, expectations and challenges among international students studying in higher learning institutions in Romania. The study has employed an open- ended questionnaire to collect largest student opinions. The study has involved participants from the University of Bucharest, University of Politehnica, University of Ploiesti, Academic studies of Economic Bucharest (ASE), Babes Bolyai, and Carol Davila University of Medicine. The international students involved in this study were almost from Asia, Africa, Southern America, and Europe. The responses of international students were divided into two parts. The first part discusses the perception and expectations and the second part presents the challenges faces such as education style, financial difficulties, language barriers, Homesickness, supervision problems, and cultural/social adjustment.

Postgraduates’ Perceptions in Completion of Their Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 91-107
Author(s):  
Teoh Sian Hoon ◽  
Geethanjali Narayanan ◽  
Raja Normi Raja Mohamad ◽  
Gurnam Kaur Sidhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Learning ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Institutional Factor ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Academic Competencies ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Institutions

This study was conducted to investigate the postgraduate students’ perceptions towards their experiences of completion of their studies. The population of this study consisted of postgraduate students in a public university in Selangor. The sample comprised 104 randomly selected postgraduate students from the university. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was administered to the samples. The questionnaire consisted of four domains, namely student factor, supervisor factor, institutional factor and challenges faced by the students. This study discovered that (1) the postgraduate students perceived supervisors as a determinant factor that contributes toward conducting research. (2) they perceived their academic competencies in research writing as moderate and (3) the supervisor factor has a significant and inverse relationship on challenges faced by the postgraduate students, i.e. the efforts and competencies of supervisors reduced challenges of the postgraduate students to complete their research. Based on the findings, it was suggested that higher learning institutions should highlight on the construction of knowledge through active interaction between lecturers and students. This type of assistance has become a platform for the students to cope up with the learning challenges they were facing in higher education.

scholarly journals The Challenges of Adopting M-Learning Assistive Technologies for Visually Impaired Learners in Higher Learning Institution in Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Juliana Samuel Kamaghe ◽  
Edith Talina Luhanga ◽  
Michael Kisangiri
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Institutions

In the past decades, the world has experienced major changes in the advancement of learning technologies which has enabled learners to engage in their learning activities anywhere. The penetration of mobile phone internet users in Tanzania has been increasing from 2 million in 2011 to 23mil in 2017 The adoption of mobile-based learning (M-learning) for students who are visually impaired in Tanzania has become a major bottleneck since most of the e-learning contents assume that learners have sight and thus include a lot of visualizations. This causes visually impaired students in higher learning Institutions (HLIs) to face challenges such as technical knowledge gaps. Lack of skills and inaccessibility of online contents, which then lead to drop out of the university. The aim of this study is to determine the awareness and usage levels of existing mobile assistive technologies for visual impairment, and the remaining challenges that visually impaired students face, when using such tools on smartphones to access m-learning content from HLIs. in Tanzania. The research was conducted an observational and contextual inquiry study at three major HLIs. We found that 67% of respondents did not have knowledge of m-learning assistive technologies, and their technology barriers for visually impaired students. Also, knowledge, accessibility of Assistive technology and affordability can hinder the adoption of m-learning in Higher Learning Institutions

scholarly journals Lecturer’s Perspective on Talent Management in Private Higher Learning Institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Mahiswaran Selvanathan ◽  
Nisha Nair Surendran ◽  
Thilageswary Arumugam ◽  
Sri Jeyanthirar Subramaniam ◽  
Noraini Mohamad Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Relationship

Talent management has been an ongoing focus in teaching and career development among lecturers in universities. However, this effective practice lies in the conduct of certain factors in an organisation. Some of the important factors that contribute to talent management of an organisation are; the ability of lecturers to perform, organizational culture and retention practice of an organisation. Hence, this paper took a milestone in explaining the relationship among talent management and three antecedent factors; performance, organisational culture and retention. Importantly, the research focuses on academicians who are teaching Information Technology related subjects. The leading universities in Malaysia have a tendency to lose competent academicians thus creating a gap in the organisational outcome. Thus, respondents were sampled from Private Higher Learning Institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The data was collected from 133 respondents who have been teaching in IT related modules. Hypotheses were built based on the relationship between variables and analysed using Pearson Correlation in via the SPSS software.  The results showthat two hypotheses are not supported except for one of the hypothesis on retention has indicated a significant relationship with the talent management practice of the university.  Information Technology is a fast growing industry as lecturers in this field need to be constantly updated in their knowledge, skills and ability. This requires talent management. Academicians who are unable to do this with the support and motivation of an organisation may not be able to offer their services in the university. Consequently, this can lead to poor outcome on knowledge delivery to students or the turnover rate may be affected. Overall, this paper has called for good human resource practices for lecturers in the teaching profession.

scholarly journals Supporting Practices to Break Chinese International Students’ Language Barriers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junqian Ma
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Chinese International Students ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Education Abroad ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Active Mobilization

Due to the significant growth in Chinese students pursuing education abroad, there is an increasing trend for researchers to study Chinese international students’ challenges, especially the challenges in social adjustment. However, only a few studies intend to design activities or supporting practices to solve these challenges. This study, drawing upon cultural-historical theory and community psychology, provided four activities to break Chinese international students’ language barriers and facilitate their social adjustment. By conducting four trials, this study found that Chinese international students realize their English capabilities, become actively engaged in interactions, and experience positive emotions when positioned in practices that (a) provide structural guidance and active mobilization, (b) involve shared intersubjectivity and contradictions, and (c) offer support within their zone of proximal development.

scholarly journals Development and Usability Assessment of Classroom Surveillance System for Campus Security and Productivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 6259-6280
Author(s):  
Esselyn S. Recososa
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
Campus Security ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Office Personnel ◽  
Traditional Surveillance ◽  
Teaching Personnel

Classroom Surveillance System is an excellent system for higher learning institutions to ensure the security of students, faculty, office personnel, and its physical facilities.  This study aimed to develop a classroom surveillance system for campus security and productivity.  The study utilized developmental research.  There were four Deans, 24 IT professionals, and 24  students utilized as respondents of the study.  The instrument used in the study included the Deans’ monitoring scheme of teaching/non-teaching personnel, school facilities, and student’s assessment on the surveillance functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and accuracy of the newly developed and designed classroom surveillance system.  The statistical tools used were the frequency count, ranking, and weighted mean.  The study revealed that the developed Classroom Surveillance System was very much functional, very much reliable, very much usable, very much efficient, very much maintainable, and very much accurate. The university administration should adopt the Classroom Surveillance System to provide excellent surveillance and monitoring of teaching personnel, non-teaching personnel, classroom facilities, and students of the University.  Hence, the university should shift from utilizing the traditional surveillance system into a technologically oriented surveillance system.  

scholarly journals SOCIAL INFLUENCE INDICATORS IN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND INTER-LINKAGE OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (41) ◽  
pp. 126-136
Author(s):  
Herlina Jupiter ◽  
Irma Wani Othman ◽  
Muhammad Safuan Yusoff ◽  
Nurulsyikin Muda
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Learning Institutions

This study explores the social indicators that affect the learning experience of international students for language proficiency as well as its relationship with academic performance in higher learning institutions. A total of 20 respondents consisting of international students from various nationalities were interviewed to obtain the required data. The study found that language proficiency was a major barrier to academic and social adjustment of international students with several other academic indicators such as classroom activities, assessment methods, and systems as well as longing and loneliness have influenced their academic performance. Using a qualitative method, this research also found that international students have several initiatives to facilitate adaptation including improving language proficiency, time management, and interaction with other individuals. Thus, studies have shown that there is a correlation between these social indicators with the academic achievement of international students.

Smart Phone Use among University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 282
Author(s):  
Chan Yuen Fook ◽  
Suthagar Narasuman ◽  
Norazah Abdul Aziz ◽  
Sharifah Muzlia Syed Mustafa ◽  
Cheong Tau Han
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Institutions

Smartphone users have increased to over two and a half billion people and it is predicted to rise to five billion by the year of 2020. These smartphone users have been spending an increasing amount of time and indicating an obsession with a virtual world. Obviously, smartphone users include students from secondary school to tertiary levels. Their constant engagement with mobile phones has raised questions of whether it has developed into an addiction that may have negative consequences on academic performance. With regards to these issues, the present study aims to examine problematic smartphone use, hours spent, factors and activities involved and possible risk of phone addiction among the university students in the Malaysian context. This study employs a descriptive research design to collect data. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and frequency and percentage. Fifty-five out eighty students responded to a survey which was applied randomly among students from a public higher learning institution. The findings indicated that most of the students somewhat agreed that they used smartphones without any compelling reasons at very hour and that it induces emotional stability. The findings indicated that most of the students somewhat agreed that they used smartphones without any compelling reasons at very hour and that it induces emotional stability. The findings also imply that students were somewhat addicted to smartphone but at the same time they did use their smartphone for academic purposes. Consequently, it is expected that the findings from this study will help higher learning institutions to better understand the pattern of smartphone usage among university students and to reduce or control academically disruptive smart phone addiction behavior.   Keywords: Addiction, Mobile Addiction, Mobile Phone, Smartphone, University Students

Destination selection for education tourism

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sabbir Rahman ◽  
Aahad M. Osman-Gani ◽  
Murali Raman
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Destination Selection ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose The purpose of this research is to empirically examine the critical factors that are influencing international students’ perception in the selection of a destination for education tourism. Design/methodology/approach This research seeks to develop a comprehensive framework embedded with service quality, destination image and spirituality behavior. The data were collected by administering a self-administered questionnaire to a sample of 220 respondents who were studying at the universities in Peninsular Malaysia. The constructs and items used in the questionnaire were adapted from the literature review. This research applied confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings The outcome of this research indicated that there is a substantial relationship between service quality and the choice of a destination for education tourism. This research also explored that destination brand image significantly relates to the selection of a destination for education, tourism when the destination loyalty variable plays a strong mediation role. Interestingly, the direct relationship between spirituality behavior and selection of destination was not significant. On the other hand, a significant relationship was discovered between spirituality behavior and choice of destination when the tourists’ intention plays as a mediating function. Research limitations/implications First, the limitation is in the scope of this study, as only five constructs were examined. Future research may include other types of variables in exploring the antecedents of destination selection for education tourism. Second, the sample size was only 220 and respondents were restricted to only a few universities. Future research should be done on a bigger sample size and on more diverse sample. Practical implications Managers of the respective higher learning institutions need to focus on tourists’ satisfaction by providing a memorable experience. International students who have satisfactory experience with the respective higher learning institutions will spread a positive word of mouth about the destinations to other prospective foreign students. Today, tourists have a strong urge to see the spiritual side of their liveliness. Policymakers need to offer services with the comportment of the spiritual settings in their respective educational environment to extend the spiritual experience toward international students. Social implications There is a need for more research on how to build a comprehensive model for selection of a destination in educational tourism. The results of this empirical research are of particular significance to policymakers, as it better informs them as to how best to use the antecedents in designing the destination choice for education tourism to establish it as more practical regardless of the diverse spiritual beliefs. Originality/value This research is one of the initial attempts on part of the researchers in Malaysian education tourism context where spirituality has been taken into consideration.

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