Push and Pull Factors Influencing Mainland Chinese MEd Students in Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Cheung, Alan; Guo, Xin; Wang, Xiaorui; Miao, Zhuang
Titel	Push and Pull Factors Influencing Mainland Chinese MEd Students in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Management, 33 (2019) 7, S.1539-1560 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-354X
DOI	10.1108/IJEM-06-2018-0179
Schlagwörter	Masters Programs; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; Teacher Education Programs; College Choice; Decision Making; Predictor Variables; Tuition; Competition; Student Recruitment; Global Approach; Teacher Certification; Educational Needs; Asians; Hong Kong; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Studienortwahl; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Prädiktor; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Wettkampf; Globales Denken; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Hongkong
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the key factors affecting Mainland Chinese students pursuing a Master of Education degree in Hong Kong on their study abroad decision and return intentions. Design/methodology/approach: The current study employed a mixed-methods approach to investigate factors that affect Mainland Chinese students pursuing MEd degrees in Hong Kong. Participants were first invited to fill out a questionnaire. After collecting and analyzing the survey data, in-depth interviews with a selected group of students were carried out by the research team to obtain useful qualitative data to triangulate the survey findings. A purposeful and convenience sampling method, carried out through the personal network of the research team, was used to recruit MEd Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong to participate in the current study. Findings: The findings provided compelling evidence that Hong Kong was an attractive study destination to this particular group of MEd Chinese students. The findings also indicated that academic factors were more important than social, cultural and economic factors when it came to choosing their study destination. In contrast to previous studies, participants expressed a much stronger desire to return home upon graduation. The three most influential predictors of their decision to return were the lack of a Hong Kong teaching certificate (r=+0.36), the opportunity to contribute to their hometown (r=+0.31) and the inclination to be closer to family and friends (r=+0.20). Originality/value: While a number of studies have been carried out to study why Mainland Chinese students chose Hong Kong as their study destination to pursue their teacher training degree, none of these studies focused exclusively on fee-paying MEd Chinese students. Hong Kong is facing keen competition from both traditional host countries and emerging host countries to recruit students from Mainland China. It is therefore crucial to understand the needs of these Mainland Chinese students in a competitive, globalized, tertiary education market, as the satisfaction of students, in the form of positive discussion among alumni, promotes a university's reputation and sustains its advantage in attracting students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01