An ex post facto survey research design was
adopted in the study. Out of a total population of
116008 students, 1312 respondents were sampled
comprising of 434 Kenyans and 878 Indians from
selected public universities in India and Kenya.
The students sampled represented 1.2% of the
target population in 3 public universities in Kenya
and Kerala respectively. Neuman (2000) argues
that for large populations (over 50,000), small
sampling ratios (1 percent) are possible and can be
very accurate. The study adopted incidental
random sampling techniques. Respondents were
selected based on their ease of access and
willingness to respond (Gravetter & Forzano,
2006). Questionnaire was used to collect the data.
A pilot study was conducted in Baraton University
in Kenya and Mahatma Gandhi University in
Kerala (Kottayam) state, India in November 2011
to ascertain the reliability of the research
instrument. Using the Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient
formula, the results indicated a reliability
coefficient of 0.79 in Baraton University, Kenya
and 0.72 in Mahatma Gandhi University, India,
which is considered acceptable. Descriptive
statistics were used to analyze and present the data.