African University Students’ Intercultural Experiences with Impeding Factors: Case from Northern Cyprus
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Purpose: Like all foreign university students throughout their university lives abroad, African university students (AUSs) similarly face impediments while they study in Northern Cyprus (NC). Their intercultural experiences yield managing factors contributing to impediments throughout their university lives in NC. This study aimed at identifying the perceptions of AUSs regarding factors contributing to impediments and their frequency throughout their study period in NC. Research Methods: The study adopted an interpretive methodology within a qualitative research paradigm. Data were collected through focus-group interviews (FGIs) and in-depth interviews (I-DIs). Focus group
members (FGMs) were 50 AUSs studying in various departments and various
universities in NC. I-DIs took place with 75 different African university
students (dAUSs) studying at various departments of universities throughout NC.
Data were analysed using NVivo software. Findings: Compared results showed that AUSs suffered from various adaptation
problems in their social life, social relations, education, financial barriers
and health. The study provided data regarding how AUSs view social life, how
they perceive relationships among local people, local students and themselves,
how they feel about their education and the educational environment, how they
manage their finances and how they handle their health problems in NC. Adapting to a host
country and culture requires that legal authorities, higher education providers
and managers are one step ahead of the system. Implications for further
research and practical suggestions were made throughout the study. Implications
for Research and Practice: The results emphasized the importance to be given to
English language as a primary foreign language, a part of career paths and an
indicator of various job opportunities. Similarly, with support of integrative
motivation, the students’ can set more realistic goals towards integrating into
the international community. Studies in relation to integrative motivation
among foreign students facilitated omitting the impediments for university
students.
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
20 Eylül 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
20 Eylül 2018
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Yıl 2018 Cilt: 18 Sayı: 77