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Financial Stress, Health Trade-Offs, and Educational Choices: A Story of Survival and Success
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Author(s): Lawal Olamilekan Abdulwahab (School of Business and Economics, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei), Kabara Auwal Halabi (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei)and Odulusi Daniel (Kabale University, Uganda)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 32
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International Student Narratives in Globalized Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Irham Irham (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia), Miftahul Huda (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia & University of Antwerp, Belgium)and Lalu Nurul Yaqin (Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-4212-2.ch011
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Abstract
This chapter reveals the hidden yet profound struggles of international students as they navigate financial stress, health-related trade-offs, and academic pressures. Using narrative inquiry and autoethnography, it exposes systemic inequities within global higher education. Financial insecurity, lack of healthcare access, and institutional neglect are shown as structural issues, not exceptions. Yet, amid these challenges, students demonstrate resilience, agency, and strategic adaptation. Their stories connect personal experience with broader policy failures, offering a compelling call for more inclusive, equitable systems that uphold dignity and human potential.
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