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Qureshi, Surhan Fatima; Waller, Sharon Kay – Athens Journal of Education, 2022
The study examined factors contributing to the academic success of second-language learners at an English-medium public university in the United Arab Emirates in their first- through fourth year of study. The research utilized a quantitative approach via correlational analysis. The Pearson r was employed to establish the level of correlation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Fattah, Hadya Abboud Abdel; Melhem, Omar; Alhmaimat, Nathira; Sallam, Gehan – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Background: Higher education in field of Nursing in the United Arab Emirates faces many challenges regarding the increasing number of nursing students at the Baccalaureate level in nursing programs, which in fact, is a similar situation in all parts of the world (Saifan et al., 2021; Wollin & Fairweather, 2012 & Torregosa et al., 2015).…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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Khoshaim, Heba Bakr – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
There has been a huge improvement in the education system in Saudi Arabia quantitatively and qualitatively. Nevertheless, many researchers indicated that high school graduates are not ready for higher education. Especially when considering mathematical compensations, high-demanded skills for tertiary academic programs, Saudi students have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, College Readiness, Barriers
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Kargic, Lejla; Poturak, Mersid – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2014
Selection of the university is one of the most important life decisions among young people. With a continually rising assortment of educational options, future students look for institutions that will provide them a distinctive educational knowledge that they will keep in their minds for a lifetime. Also, students usually seek an educational…
Descriptors: State Universities, Private Colleges, College Choice, Employment Potential
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Berberoglu, Giray; Tansel, Aysit – International Review of Education, 2014
This paper investigates the effectiveness of private tutoring in Turkey. The authors introduce their study by providing some background information on the two major national examinations and three different kinds of tutoring. They then describe how they aimed to analyse whether attending private tutoring centres (PTCs) enhances Turkish students'…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Individual Instruction, Foreign Countries, Tutorial Programs