Owusu-Kwarteng, Louise (2020) ‘Studying in this England is wahala (trouble)’: analysing the experiences of West African students in a UK higher education institution. Studies in Higher Education, 46 (11). pp. 2405-2416. ISSN 0307-5079 (Print), 1470-174X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1723528)

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Abstract

Studying in This England is Wahala critically analyses social/academic experiences of 12 West African Overseas undergraduate/postgraduate students in a London University. It discusses structural and individual factors impacting on decisions to study here, including perceptions of differences between quality of university education in the UK and 'back home'. To analyse this, I draw on the 'Push-Pull' model and Giddens (1991) Structuration Approach as theoretical frameworks. I also examine students experiences of adapting to life in the UK, views on teaching and learning experiences in the UK and strategies to facilitate their educational success. In so doing positives and challenges faced by students are highlighted. These were largely shaped by staff-student relationships, some of which were positive and supportive. In others, racism was prevalent, which reflects ongoing debates about Black and Minority (BAME) student experiences in UK higher education institutions

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ethnicity, academic experience, teaching and learning, social and cultural capital, acculturation
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > Centre for Applied Sociology Research (CASR) Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2021 10:19
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/28195

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