Exploring College Students' Perspectives on Global Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Shu-Jing; Chang, Dian-Fu; Sun, Fu-Rong
Titel	Exploring College Students' Perspectives on Global Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 10 (2020), Artikel 218 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chang, Dian-Fu)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Higher Education; Student Mobility; Barriers; College Students; Travel; Intention; Decision Making; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Communication Skills; Cultural Awareness; Knowledge Level; Study Abroad; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Collegestudent; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ausland; Kommunikationsstil; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Wissensbasis; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium
Abstract	At the time of writing, more than 22 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, and at least 770 thousand deaths. Under the pressure of the pandemic, promoting global mobility has become an emerging issue in higher education settings. Although various methods of enhancing student mobility have been implemented, little research has as yet confirmed the pandemic challenges for students. This study investigates the global mobility of Chinese college students and the factors influencing their travel decisions. A self-designed questionnaire, consisting of 15 critical indicators of mobile capabilities, intentions, and implementation decisions, was administered to collect data from 2226 participants. The Minitab and Amos software were used to conduct exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and to detect latent relationships among the data with structural equation modeling (SEM). The SEM and logistic regression model provide a clear picture of the relations among the variables, and show that international intention is the key indicator of global mobility implementation under pressure. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01