Factors Influencing the Higher Education of International Students from Confucian East Asia

Autor/inn/en	Choi, Serene H.-J.; Nieminen, Timo A.
Titel	Factors Influencing the Higher Education of International Students from Confucian East Asia
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 32 (2013) 2, S.161-173 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2012.673165
Schlagwörter	Performance Factors; Confucianism; Influences; Educational Attitudes; Economic Impact; Educational Benefits; Asians; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Education Work Relationship; Social Indicators; Educational Indicators; Achievement Need; Student Educational Objectives; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsindikator; Konfuzianismus; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Ökonomische Determinanten; Bildungsertrag; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Australien
Abstract	Higher education, especially that leading to a degree from a high-prestige university, is strongly related to social status and employment opportunities in East Asian countries. This is a consequence of both traditional Confucian attitudes to education and the social and economic changes accompanying industrialisation. Since the number of places available at high-prestige universities is limited, competition is intense. Successful entry to such a university is not only an important achievement for the future career of the student, but also a victory for the family. In contrast, failure to do so is often seen as shameful for the family, sometimes resulting in psychological problems or suicide. This background affects the international education of East Asian students, who often have a high level of family support, with correspondingly high expectations of their success. Motives for international study vary, from avoidance of the hyper-competitive domestic system, pursuit of an overseas degree as an "easy option" of moderate prestige, to an expectation of more up-to-date teaching and content. Understanding this background can be a first step for Australian or other Western educators to better meet the needs of East Asian international students and to attract students from East Asia in the long term. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10