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Showing 1 to 20 of 112 for “"Postgraduate students"”.
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Postgraduate Students’ Experiences of Distance Learning
… demand for higher education. While contemporary students have the digital skills to participate socially online, this knowledge does not always transfer to the skills required to learn in an online environment. Therefore, educators and developers need to consider the challenges faced by distance …
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Chinese Postgraduate Students' Intentions and Expectations to Study Abroad
This is a qualitative research on Chinese postgraduate students’ intentions and expectations of studying abroad. Using focus groups and in-depth interviews on Chinese overseas students who were taking master’s degrees in the UK, the research analysed the students’ motivations of studying abroad in …
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The adjustment journey of international postgraduate students at a university in England.
… adjustment journey of a group of international postgraduate students at a university in the South of England. An ethnographic approach was used, involving regular in-depth individual interviews with thirteen students of different nationalities and overt participant observation of the entire …
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Student engagement challenges encountered by international postgraduate students at one South African university
… the engagement and experiences of International Postgraduate Students (IPGS) in South African universities. Given the situation of being in a foreign country, IPGS were likely to face unique challenges as they engage in the new higher education environments. This is against the background that …
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Post-choice satisfaction of international postgraduate students from Asia studying in Victorian universities
… (CS/D) of international post-graduate students from Asia with the university as a study destination. The investigation is guided by the main research question: Are there differences in the level of customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction between international postgraduate students …
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Chinese Postgraduate Students in a British University: Their Learning Experiences and Learning Beliefs
… is an ethnographic study of a group of Chinese postgraduate students in a British university as they become adjusted to the culture of teaching and learning in the new learning environment during their first year of overseas study. It focuses on these Chinese students’ initial perceptions of …
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Customer experience as an antecedent to market orientation: a mixed methods study of postgraduate students
… alone does not provide opportunities for students to be co-creators of their educational experiences. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine whether focusing on Customer Experience rather than just evaluating Customer Satisfaction levels can be a greater source of information …
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An evaluation of information literacy of postgraduate students of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)
… for information literacy programmes. Therefore, students need to be assisted throughout their learning process. The result of this change is the shift from teacher-centered type of learning to student-centered learning. The gap between the library and the classroom needs to be bridged by …
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Strategies for acquiring intercultural competences among postgraduate students at a rural-based university in South Africa
… acquiring intercultural competencies (ICs) among postgraduate students increased drastically in the 21st Century. This was in response to the need for graduates from higher education institutions (HEIs) to be equipped with skills that enable them to work in diverse cultural settings. Thus, HEIs …
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A study of postgraduate students in an Astrophysics bridging year: identifying contradictions in a complex system
… of human capacity building in this regard, a postgraduate national teaching programme at the Honours and Masters level, the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) was established by an interested of group universities and located at the University of Cape Town. Despite …
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A study of the knowledge and skills requirements for the humanities librarian in supporting postgraduate students
… framework for humanities librarians supporting postgraduate students against which such librarians may 'measure' their current knowledge and skills; as well as ascertain areas for new skills acquisition. This objective was supported by five critical questions which attempted to elicit data from …
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User experience of an institutional repository: A study of OpenUCT with a focus on postgraduate students
… the user experience of OpenUCT from the postgraduate (PG) students' perspective. The study determined the extent to which the students are aware of the IR, their expectations of, and attitudes towards the IR, the utilisation of the IR and usability challenges in relation to its use. The …
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International postgraduate students and their reasons for choosing to study at public universities in Perth, Western Australia
… market now consists of attracting international students. Understanding why these students are motivated to study overseas is crucial for universities seeking to attract the transnational students as well as for the host country. Trading education is now Australia’s third largest export. As the …
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Decolonising Academic Integrity; A critical literature review of Global South international postgraduate students’ experiences at UK universities
This dissertation examines how postgraduate Global South international (GSIP) students perceive and experience academic integrity in UK higher education. Academic integrity remains central to university governance and reputation, yet its principles and procedures are often shaped by Eurocentric …
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Service provision satisfaction of under- and postgraduate students at the Medical School Library of the University of Cape Town
The effectiveness of libraries and information institutions is judged by the services they provide to their users. In order to function satisfactorily, these institutions should ensure that they satisfy the wants and needs of users, based on the demands of lecturers, classroom input and the need to …
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Use and value of library's electronic resources by academics and postgraduate students at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
… value of library's e-resources by academics and postgraduates at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). There is evidence from previous studies that today's users have their information needs met via a number of options. They need not physically come to the library; they can stay at home …
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The Relationships between PsyCap, Academic Engagement and Academic Performance amongst Postgraduate Students in a South African Higher Education Institution
… have consistently reported considerably low postgraduate throughput rates. It has thus become increasingly important to investigate what factors contribute to the academic success of postgraduate students. To this end, the researcher sought to examine the relationships between Psychological …
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How postgraduate students at University of the Western Cape experienced and coped with the COVID-19 pandemic: A biographical exploration
… due to the COVID-19 pandemic has limited students’ access and full participation in their studies. The pandemic has also exposed the negative aspects of South Africa’s education system, such as inequities that are the legacy of apartheid and colonialism. The study explores the experiences …
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An exploratory descriptive study of the sexual and reproductive health knowledge of postgraduate students at the University of Cape Town.
Globally and in South Africa, university students’ knowledge of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is low. This study was conducted in response to the dearth of information about the sexual and reproductive health knowledge of postgraduate students. Research conducted to explore the SRH knowledge …
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