Reflections on the University Experience: A Case Study of International Postgraduate Students at a South African University

Peace Ginika Nwokedi; Fumane Portia Khanare; Samuel Nnadoziem Ndukuba

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A Case Study of International Postgraduate Students at a South African University

In: Internationalisation of Higher Education for Sustainable Development

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Peace Ginika Nwokedi

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Samuel Nnadoziem Ndukuba

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Pages:: 86–133

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004736610_007

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This study explored the reflection of university experiences for international postgraduate students in their academic learning at a South African university. This study adopted a qualitative approach and used a case study as a research design. The focus group discussions and photo-voice method were employed as tools to generate data. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were useful to select eight full-time participants as sample size in this study (N = 8, 4 males and 4 females; ages ranged from 28 to 47 years old; 4 Masters and 4 Doctoral). The thematic findings suggested that the university setting was considered as both an enabling and constraining learning environment. The findings further showed that the international postgraduate students developed personal and academic skills that shaped their learning, enabled them to achieve their academic goals, and contributed to their growth and career development. This study also revealed that these students are ‘victims of pathology’ in experiencing only hardship in their host environment, hardship that negatively affects their learning. The study concludes that the interrelationships and interactions with people, resources, and environment helped them to develop their personal experiences, improve their knowledge, develop skills and enable behaviour change to achieve their academic goals.

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Internationalisation of Higher Education for Sustainable Development

A Southern African Perspective

Series: African Higher Education: Developments and Perspectives, Volume: 22

Cover Internationalisation of Higher Education for Sustainable Development

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004736610

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 12 Jun 2025

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