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  • Campus Life for International Students: Exploring Students' Perceptions of Quality Learning Environment at a Private University in Malaysia

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    Author(s)
    Kok Seng, Ernest Lim
    Khoo-Lattimore, Catheryn
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    Khoo-Lattimore, Catheryn S.
    Year published
    2012
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    The number of international students enrolling at higher learning institutions in Malaysia is increasing each year. However, the quality of learning environment is not always easy to measure, particularly for private universities which are not financially aided by the government, where the learning environment is characterized by their physical construct, quality of staff and academic atmosphere. There have been numerical quantitative researches on the perceptions of university quality learning environment but it is argued that a qualitative approach would add to existing knowledge by providing deeper insights, and from a ...
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    The number of international students enrolling at higher learning institutions in Malaysia is increasing each year. However, the quality of learning environment is not always easy to measure, particularly for private universities which are not financially aided by the government, where the learning environment is characterized by their physical construct, quality of staff and academic atmosphere. There have been numerical quantitative researches on the perceptions of university quality learning environment but it is argued that a qualitative approach would add to existing knowledge by providing deeper insights, and from a different perspective. The purpose of the present study was to explore international students’ perceptions of a private university through individual in-depth interviews. 15 international students from ten different countries were selected for this study. Various themes emerged from the interviews, some of which have not yet been uncovered in past research investigating learning environment. The findings provide evidence that students expressed their common expectations, concerns, and hopes for a quality university learning environment. This study also provides support for the employment of qualitative approach in the study of perception and quality learning environment.
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    Journal Title
    Higher Education Studies
    Volume
    2
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.5539/hes.v2n3p102
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2012. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal’s website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
    Education Systems
    Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Specialist Studies in Education
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/171417
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