Factors Influencing African Postgraduate International Students' Choice of South Africa as a Study Destination

Autor/in	Mpinganjira, Mercy
Titel	Factors Influencing African Postgraduate International Students' Choice of South Africa as a Study Destination
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 7 (2012) 11, S.261-269 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
DOI	10.5897/ERR10.182
Schlagwörter	Developed Nations; Foreign Countries; Focus Groups; Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Internet; Questionnaires; Tuition; Costs; Marketing; Educational Quality; College Choice; Reputation; Language of Instruction; Africa; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Cost; Kosten; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Studienortwahl; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Afrika; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Many African countries are concerned with the targeting of international postgraduate students by developed countries for skilled migration. Increased provision of postgraduate studies within the continent would go a long way in dealing with the problem. Success will however depend on the ability of countries in the continent to attract international postgraduate students. This study aimed at investigating the factors that influence African postgraduate students' choice of South Africa as their study destination. Focus group discussions, in depth interviews and a structured online questionnaire were the main methods used to collect the data. The findings show that factors related to lower cost of living and tuition as well quality of education offered are the main ones that influence postgraduate students' choice of the country. The findings have wider implications on marketing of the country to international students and these have been highlighted in the paper. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10