The study investigated the challenges faced by Ningxia China students studying abroad in Malaysia. The paper aims to highlight the shock impacts and how the students adopted academic adaptations to continue to study in local institutions. The study employed a qualitative paradigm where a total of ten participants were interviewed. A set of semi-structured questions was used during the interviews. Interviews were transcribed. Coding and constant comparison were adopted during data analysis. The findings showed the themes of shocks were fear and uncertainty and adaptations ability. The paper presented the results on academic adaptations and concluded that the shocks the students encountered required major adaptations especially in the academic domains. And, the strengthening of skills and power had enabled them to marvel through the academic journey. The results yielded from this study contributed significantly towards the knowledge of study abroad. Thus, this implies that to be able to succeed while studying abroad, it is important to be able to adapt into the local settings and learn to live within the community.
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To Cite this Article: Rui, Z., & Wahab, N. A. (2022). The Challenges and Academic Adaptations among Ningxia China Students Studying in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(4), 1239–1249.
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