The challenges international students from Africa face when participating in high education in Australia.
1 Introduction
As globalization has opened up more opportunities and convenience of migration of the population from one to another country, there are challenges and complexity of the migration which international students have to face, especially for the international students from Africa.
I am interested in studying the challenges and experiences of students from Africa studying abroad as they endeavour to a cross-cultural experience, including language barrier, exposure to cultural difference and world views, and resulting in an educational experience on academic and personal levels. Through the use of face to face interviewing, surveys, and detailed questionnaires, I will be monitoring 10-20 international students from Africa who are studying in university in Australia.
2 Outline – main research question, significance and aims of the research
Research Question
My objective is to undertake research on what are the challenges that African international students are facing when participating in higher education in Australia. It is an area which I am very much interested in as part of my degree in Bachelor of Community Welfare.
Significance
This research question would undergo through various research activities with international students currently studying at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. The research topic I have chosen deeply relates to my culture, my background and the field that I am currently studying. It would add great value towards my understanding in community welfare amongst international students from Africa, and how I can improve and solve the problems related to this topic in the future.
Aims of the research
The aim of my research is to find out what are the difficulties and problems that African international students are currently experiencing in University of Western Sydney (UWS).
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