The Analysis on Study Problems of Foreign Students at Mahapajapati Buddhist College

Abstract

     The objectives of the study were (1) to study the problems of studying at the Mahapajapati Buddhist College of foreign students and (2) to propose guidelines for improving education management for foreign students to the Mahapajapati Buddhist College. This is qualitative research in the content analysis type which collected data from 62 international students by in-depth interview. The findings indicated that problems can be classified into 3 dimensions: (1) curriculum dimension, (2) life dimension, and (3) teaching and learning process dimension. The guidelines for improving education management can be divided into 3 approaches as follows. (1) curriculum improvement, (2) guidelines for improving student life activities, and (3) guidelines for improving the teaching and learning process. These three approaches will help to solve the real problems of the foreign students.