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McGee, Ebony; Griffith , Derek; Houston, Stacey, II – Teachers College Record, 2019
Background/Context: It is well documented that Black doctoral students in engineering and computing fields experience more stress and strain during doctoral training than their White and Asian peers. However, few studies have examined how Black engineering and computing doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers experience these challenges and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, African American Students, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs
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Al Zumor, Abdulwahid Qasem – International Journal of Language Education, 2019
This study examines the challenges of using English medium instruction (EMI) in teaching and learning scientific disciplines. The main objective of the study is to identify students' perceptions regarding lecture comprehension, communication, pedagogy, assessment, and affect in an EMI setting. The participants in this study are 264 Saudi students…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Morgan, Michelle – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the notable findings of students with different domiciled status. There is a lack of research and understanding of how prior study experiences and the expectations of new students that are due to embark on an MSc by coursework level (also known as postgraduate-taught [PGT]) can impact on their study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, Higher Education