Research Proposal on the experiences african students face in canadian and american universities

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A Fall 2020 study on the EXPERIENCES faced by international african students studying at memorial university for the first time, as determined by international african students

TITLE: A fall 2020 study on the experiences faced by international African students studying at memorial university for the first time, as determined by international African students.

CLASS: BUSI 2010

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ASSIGNMENT: Research topic Assignment

DATE: 25th September 2020

Title; A Fall 2020 study on the experiences faced by International African students studying at memorial university for the first time, as determined by International African students.

Who; African international students

What; experiences faced

Where; at Memorial University

When; fall 2020

Topic overview

Statement of Purpose

-The events that are going to be studied during this research are the general issues, (both positive, negative or neutral) that face international African students, both graduates and undergraduates studying at Memorial University for the first time. For international African students, there are both advantages and disadvantages of studying in Canada, at a university like Memorial.

-The opinions and views being used for this experiment are those of the international African students. Their experiences and ideas will be used as primary data because they are the ones who go through this day to day they are also the only ones that will know anything about the topic.

-The proposed study will be conducted at Memorial university, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. New undergraduate and graduate students will be sought after. If they then agree, they will be able participate in the experiment.

-The proposed study is going to be conducted this semester Fall 2020, the. first three months will be used to find and make new students take the surveys after which they will be collated towards the end of the year.

Proposed Methodology; This research will be carried out by conducting surveys. The students chosen for this experiment will all be given surveys with appropriate questions, after which they will be collected, collated and then used for the purpose of the research, as well as secondary research

References

Caldwell, E., & Ssekasi, D. (2016). Leaving Home: The Challenges of Black-African International Students Prior to Studying Overseas. Retrieved 25 September 2020, from  https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1094889.pdf

Evivie, L. (2009). Challenges faced by African international students at a metropolitan research university: A phenomenological case study. Retrieved 25 September 2020, from  http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncc/f/Evivie_uncc_0694D_10077.pdf

Osikomaiya, O. (2014). Sub-saharan African students and their experiences in American higher education. Retrieved 25 September 2020, from  https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:336505/fulltext.pdf