ABSTRACT There are full-time employed graduate students who undertake full-time studies at universities in other countries but there is minimal documentation of such engagements in Ghana. This study explored the coping experiences of full-time workers who are pursuing full-time graduate studies in a Ghana higher institution. Purposeful sampling was deployed to recruit ten graduate students from whom information was gathered using one-on-one semi-structured interviews. Findings from the study revealed that the participants’ inability to secure financial support for their studies and the need to consolidate their jobs were the key factors influencing their decision to combine full-time study and work. Results also showed that flexitime arrangements served as the best strategy for coping with the two full-time endeavours. Additional results indicated that focusing on one role at the expense of the other and some form of subtle support from superiors were motivators for the study subjects to cope with the dual roles. Moreover, it was apparent that these full-time working-students often experience compelling challenges as a result of their engagement which are potential reasons for employment dishonesty among such employees. The findings of this study are important for consideration among higher educational institutions, employers, policymakers, graduate students, and others.

中文翻译：

---

研究生全日制就业和全日制学术项目的应对经验

摘要 有全日制就业的研究生在其他国家的大学进行全日制学习，但在加纳此类参与的文件很少。本研究探讨了在加纳高等院校攻读全日制研究生的全职员工的应对经验。有目的的抽样被用来招募 10 名研究生，通过一对一的半结构化访谈从他们那里收集信息。研究结果显示，参与者无法为他们的学习获得经济支持以及巩固工作的需要是影响他们决定将全日制学习和工作相结合的关键因素。结果还表明，弹性工作时间安排是应对这两项全职工作的最佳策略。额外的结果表明，专注于一种角色而牺牲另一种角色以及来自上级的某种形式的微妙支持是研究对象应对双重角色的动力。此外，很明显，这些全日制在职学生经常因为他们的参与而遇到令人信服的挑战，这是这些员工就业不诚实的潜在原因。这项研究的结果对于高等教育机构、雇主、政策制定者、研究生和其他人来说很重要。很明显，这些全日制在职学生经常因为他们的参与而遇到令人信服的挑战，这是这些员工就业不诚实的潜在原因。这项研究的结果对于高等教育机构、雇主、政策制定者、研究生和其他人来说很重要。很明显，这些全日制在职学生经常因为他们的参与而遇到令人信服的挑战，这是这些员工就业不诚实的潜在原因。这项研究的结果对于高等教育机构、雇主、政策制定者、研究生和其他人来说很重要。