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The Difficulties Encountered by Nigerian Students in Pursuing Graduate Degrees in the North Texas Area of the United States

This study concerns the difficulties encountered by Nigerian students in pursuing graduate degrees in the North Texas area of the United States. The purposes of this study were: (a) to determine the extent to which the perceived difficulties are a result of financial difficulties, (b) to determine the extent to which language is perceived as an inhibiting factor during their period of study, (c) to determine the extent to which family problems contributed to the difficulties, (d) to determine the extent to which normal pressures in graduate school contributed to the difficulties, (e) to determine the extent to which time management contributed to the difficulties, (f) to determine the extent to which changes of schools/colleges within the United States contributed to the difficulties, (g) to determine the extent to which lack of advisement contributed to the difficulties, (h) to determine the extent to which health problems contributed to the difficulties, and (i) to determine the extent to which employment contributed to the difficulties.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332836
Date05 1900
CreatorsEkong, Imoh
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 92 leaves, Text
CoverageNigeria, United States - Texas
RightsPublic, Ekong, Imoh, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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