Foreign Students’ Experience in Ghana

Abstract

The study was to determine foreign students’ experience in Ghanaian tertiary institutions with the primary objectives of empirically;

Determining the demographic characteristics of foreign students in Ghana

Determining how their overall perception and attitude influence their behavioural intentions.

Data was collected from a total of 351 students selected purposely from six tertiary institutions in Ghana using questionnaire.

The results of the study indicate that Ghana is an emerging destination for foreign education particularly among African countries. A total 38 different nationalities are pursuing university education in Ghana. The current study shows that feedback from lecturers, quality of teaching access to lecturers and professionalism of support staffs are perceived to be the most important variables influencing foreign students’ satisfaction and that the overall perception and attitude that a foreign student develops towards a host country is a function of the student’s institutional experience and country experience.

Overall the students were generally satisfied with the experience in Ghana and in Ghanaian tertiary institutions.

Key words: Foreign students, Ghana, institutional experience, country experience, behavioural intention.