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O'Sullivan, Novella; Amirabdollahian, Farzad – Journal of International Students, 2016
This study explores the dietary experiences of international students in a British university, and how these phenomena differ from what they experienced in their home country. Ten participants were recruited using purposive sampling. The inclusion criteria were international students who had lived in England for less than a year; those with…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Acculturation, Student Attitudes, Study Abroad
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Obiunu, Jude J. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study investigated the relationship between parents and peer influences on the qualities of adolescent friendship. Relevant literature in the field of adolescent friendship qualities and parental interaction were investigated. The problem of the study is the increasing incidences of emotional, imbalance among young people that manifest in…
Descriptors: Friendship, Peer Influence, Correlation, Coping
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Adeyemi, Abisola Moradeyo; Adeyemi, Semiu Babatunde – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
Educational stakeholders have continued to express concerns over the poor academic performance of Nigerian students at virtually all levels of academic engagements. This paper investigated personal factors as predictors of students' academic performance in the South-Western Nigeria. The study employed the ex post facto design using a survey design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sampling, Psychometrics, Low Achievement
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Buseh, Aaron G.; Park, Chang Gi; Stevens, Patricia E.; McElmurry, Beverly J.; Kelber, Sheryl T. – Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 2006
A major shortcoming to the understanding and development of HIV/AIDS programs to mitigate social stigma is the paucity of research pertaining to how young people in sub-Saharan African countries perceive those infected with HIV, and how these stigmatizing attitudes are formed, projected and reinforced. The purpose of this study was to examine…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Peer Influence