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An investigation into the effect of locus of control on the adjustment of foreign students at university of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
The study used 160 foreign students doing their first degree at the university of Ibadan, Nigeria. Using stratified random sampling, the sample consists of 20 males, 20 females Internally Controlled (I-C) and 20 males, 20 females, Externally Controlled (E-C) Africans and another 20 males, 20 females...
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2000-01
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| Summary: | The study used 160 foreign students doing their first degree at the university of Ibadan, Nigeria. Using stratified random sampling, the sample consists of 20 males, 20 females Internally Controlled (I-C) and 20 males, 20 females, Externally Controlled (E-C) Africans and another 20 males, 20 females Internally Controlled (I-C), 20 males, 20 females Externally Controlled (E-C) non- Africans. The analysis of the students' score on an adjustment inventory shows that the Internally- Controlled (I-C), males African students were better adjusted than thier Externally Controlled (E-C), female Non- African counterparts. The implications of these findings were discussed. |
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