Motivations and Decision-Making Processes of Mainland Chinese Students for Undertaking Master's Programs Abroad

Autor/in	Wu, Qi
Titel	Motivations and Decision-Making Processes of Mainland Chinese Students for Undertaking Master's Programs Abroad
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 18 (2014) 5, S.426-444 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315313519823
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Student Attitudes; Asians; Graduate Study; Study Abroad; Cultural Differences; Selection Criteria; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Course Selection (Students); Decision Making; Questionnaires; Interviews; Comparative Analysis; Age Differences; Human Capital; Surveys; China; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Schülerverhalten; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Kultureller Unterschied; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Humankapital; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Mobility of mainland Chinese students across national borders has become common worldwide; however, the underlying reasons that motivate these students to pursue postgraduation abroad and why these factors are influential are not sufficiently studied. By analyzing the results of a case study performed at three British universities, we examine the motivations of mainland Chinese students for choosing courses and study locations in the United Kingdom. Based on data we collected via questionnaires and interviews, we compare demographic differences to explore the diversity among this cohort. Our findings show that motivations for overseas education are related to conditions in China and abroad. In addition, older students and those in MA programs are more strongly influenced by a need to experience different cultures; younger students and those in MSc programs are more strongly driven by academics-related factors. Our findings have important implications for universities to develop more effective selection policies particularly for target mainland Chinese students. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10