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Al-Darraji, Zainab, and Tarik Almohtasib. "International Students’ Choice of Swedish Higher Education Institution." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-54415.
Анотація:
How does the services marketing mix, push-pull factors, and brand reputation influence international student’s choice of a Swedish university? This study aims to examine the relationship between international student’s choice of a Swedish university and the factors such as services marketing mix, push-pull factors, and brand reputation. The purpose of this paper is to understand how these factors influence international student choices in selecting a Swedish higher education institution. The primary data collected for this study was gathered through qualitative virtual interviews with open-ended questions through quota and snowball sampling. This paper found that the three theories are very interconnected regarding the relation between services marketing mix with push-pull aspects, factors such as price, who influence students' decision, and the physical location mentioned in both theories. In regards to the relation between brand reputation and push-pull aspects, the reputation factor was mentioned in both as not being the main contributing impact on students' final choice.
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Kim, Jichul. "Effective organizational characteristics for international student enrollment service." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2007%20Fall%20Dissertations/Kim_Ji-chul_14.pdf.
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Pishchenko, Vitalina, and Pooja Parekh. "Factors influencing the choice of a bank : An international student perspective." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Företagsekonomi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-13102.
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Purpose: The purposeof this thesis is to identify what factors influence international students in their choice of a bank.Literature review: A review of previous research about bank selection criteria related to students as well as a few examples of bank choice studies in the general population is presented. The review consists of studies from different years to illustrate criteria that reoccur in order to decrease the chances of overlooking important criteria that may be of importance for today‘s customers. Method: The thesis is based upon empirical data gathering through a non-probability sampling technique by distributing questionnaires through the Internet and in person. The data was analyzedwith the help of exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Conclusion: We found thatfive factors influence the choice of bank for international students. These factors are: cost of the bank services, use of technology, convenience, banks‘ reputation and marketing communication effectiveness. These factors could be helpful for banks who want to gain customers from international students, which are a relatively unexploited customer segment.
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Alfattal, Eyad. "GLOBALIZATION, INTERNATIONALIZATION, MARKETING, AND COLLEGE CHOICE: KEY FACTORS AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ MOBILITY." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/494.
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While globalization, internationalization, and marketing in higher education were intensifying with an inexorable veracity, little was known about the strength of factors and the dynamics by which those factors that affect international students’ mobility operated. Previous studies used different and overlapping theoretical models, and findings were inconsistent and, in some cases, contradictory. The objective of the present study was to investigate what influenced international students’ choices to study at a comprehensive college in southern California, as well as, explore and propose a new combined conceptual model that could explain international students’ cross-national mobility. A two-phase explanatory sequential mixed methods design was employed. The first phase was quantitative, where data on 52 observed variables was collected from 618 international students. Findings suggested that international students were motivated to leave their home countries most strongly by their desires for personal fulfillment. It was also found that the quality of the United States education, as well as, the college reputation of quality, were the most important variables that affected students’ destination choices. Findings from Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) advanced a four-factor solution that consisted of Quality, Affordability, Access and Peace. Comparisons between population groups within the sample using Multivariate Analysis of Variance found that consideration of Access was more important to non-degree students. Conversely, Peace was more important to undergraduate and graduate students. Moreover, Peace was more important for Middle Eastern students, while Affordability and Access were more important for Asian students. Finally, Quality was more important to male international students. The quantitative phase of the study was followed by a qualitative one that employed transcendental phenomenological procedures. In-depth interviews with 11 international students were conducted. Qualitative findings supported and explained quantitative ones. Furthermore, two additional common sources of influence emerged, Becoming Somebody and Moving from the Familiar to the Unfamiliar. These, together with the four-factor domains identified by EFA, helped conceptualize the international student mobility model proposed in this study.
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Agbi, Anita. "Social media platforms and travel destination choices among international students in umea." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160546.
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Social media platforms have the potential to influence destination choice among potential travellers.Before potential travellers embark on a trip, they are faced with decision-making processes on whereto go, what to do, the best time to go, how to get there among other things. These pre-travel planning decisions can be influenced by their expectation of the experiences they will encounter at the destination and based on their perception of the destination. Their perception of destinations isusually informed by information found on social media platforms or passed on by family and friendswho have encountered similar travel experiences. Using Crompton’s model of destination choice set,this study explores the roles of social media platforms on destination choice among international students in the Umea university.
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Lundahl, Sofia, and Pernilla Bredolt. "Graduating students' preferences in first employment attributes : A quantitative study among students at Jönköping International Business School and Jönköping School of Engineering." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-7672.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine what attributes graduating students prefer when choosing their first employer after graduation.
Background: To attract good employees are becoming more and more important. Since there are over 60 000 students graduating every year from universities in Sweden, it is crucial for organizations to know how to best attract these talents. It is generally small- and medium sized companies (SMC’s) that have problem since they don’t have the resources to find information and brand themselves as good employers, and hence, large multinational companies are being ranked as the most attractive employers. If these SMC’s would know what attributes the graduate students find most important, they would be able to focus on those and more successfully attract the students suitable for their organization.
Method: In order to fulfill the purpose, an exploratory study had been made. Quantitative data was collected by a delivery and collection questionnaire, which was handed out in classes at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) and Jönköping School of Engineering (JTH). The findings in this thesis are based on 124 graduating students preferred job attributes.
Conclusion: When looking at JIBS and JTH in total, the students find attributes relating to responsibilities and involvement in decision making to be the most important. However, when only looking at JTH, the students value job security and good relationship at the workplace over other attributes. At JIBS, graduate students are attracted to jobs where they can take responsibility and make further career advancements.
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Rekhter, Natalia. "International Students' Use of Social Network Sites for College Choice Activities and Decision Making." Thesis, Indiana University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10283958.
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What are the effective ways to attract international students to your campus? One approach is to learn how foreign students obtain information that impacts their college choice decision. This need determined the goal of this study to explore the Social Network Site (SNS) component of a foreign student’s college decision-making process. This qualitative study was conducted among undergraduate students from Russia State University for Humanities (RSUH). Participant selection was made through a questionnaire aimed to identify students who were in different stages of making a decision regarding transferring to a HEI abroad. The data analysis procedure was informed by the work of Creswell (2002) and Glaser and Strauss (1967).
Participants reported that language (Russian) and convenience were among the highest motivating factors for membership in specific SNS. The benefits of SNS included opportunities for instantaneous connections with individuals of similar interests; unbiased and multidimensional views presented by SNS members. Respondents searched SNSs for information about majors, culture norms abroad, the cost of education, and careers after graduation. They were applying SNS-specific criteria, such as the number of SNS’ “likes”, followers, and the ratio of followers to following, to evaluate HEIs’ worthiness. One of the emerging study findings was that participants with no connections abroad relied exclusively on SNSs for their college choice decisions. These individuals acknowledged that without SNSs they would not consider an opportunity to transfer to an HEI abroad, as they had no channels for obtaining such information. For participants with connections abroad, the advice of their international contacts played a major role in their college choice and SNSs played a supportive role.
Limitations related to the use of SNS included a dearth of current research, minimal control over content posted by third parties, time constraints related to mastering SNS features and maintaining a meaningful content. Recommendations for overcoming these obstacles and strengthening HEI professionals’ connections with international students include developing fluency and expertise in different features of various SNSs or hiring individuals with proven expertise in SNS; creating consistent and meaningful content on various SNS platforms and conducting more research about the use of SNS by international students.
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Yang, Ning. "Factors influencing international students' choice of enrolling at higher education institutions via the internet." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1084.
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As the competition increase in the Higher Education industry, marketing departments of Higher Education Institutions view students as consumers and market their institutions. At the mean time, universities around the world encourage their international offices to increase the foreign student enrollments. This research investigates the factors influencing international students’ choice of enrolling at Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) via the internet: international students’ Internet use to facilitate information search and decision making. This survey of international students from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) explored the Internet’s role in marketing international education. Based on this exploratory research, NMMU educational institutions gain insights of online customer service for successfully recruiting students. The results show that prospective overseas students do indeed use the internet. Overall evaluation of the factors influencing the use of the internet for enrolling at HEIs was determined by four factors: namely, perceived usefulness, consumer involvement, perceived ease of use and opinion leadership.
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Yonker, Valerie A. "Deciding factors: : why international students choose the institutions they attend." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1221313.
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This study examines the influences and factors that drive an international student to attend a specific higher education institution. Undergraduate, international students at Ball State University and Muskingum College were interviewed.The international students at those institutions had a variety of factors that played a role in their decision to attend either Ball State University or Muskingum College. These factors included location, academic programs, exchange programs, cost/finances, size of institution, family role, support available, and accessibility.A focused look at the students' background and the size of the institution was addressed. There was a lack of related literature on these points, yet the influence of these factors was quite important.Department of Educational Studies
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Wang, Xiaofeng. "A Matter of Choice- Tertiary Student Term Time Employment: An Investigation of New Zealand Domestic and Chinese International Students." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Management, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5323.
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Term time employment of tertiary students has increased dramatically following funding policy changes in the global Higher Education sector. Taking a comparative approach, this study of students at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, investigates the decision to work during the academic term, the characteristics of such employment, and the perceived impacts on the university experiences of New Zealand domestic and Chinese international students.
The study revealed similarities and differences between the two largest student populations. Compared to their New Zealand peers, Chinese international students are less likely to take term time employment. Among those who have worked, New Zealand domestic students do so for financial reasons, while Chinese international students value the work experience in the host country. Chinese international students receive much lower wages and tend to have shorter employment durations. In terms of perceived impacts, both New Zealand domestic and Chinese international students express a generally positive attitude towards their employment decisions, with a limited but clear awareness of the negative impacts. Interestingly, for those who have never worked, Chinese international students indicate a much stronger willingness to join the student workforce in the future. New Zealand domestic students, however, are much less likely to work if they can afford not to.
This research provides empirical information about international students’ term time employment in the New Zealand context. Specific advice and mentoring services are needed at both university and government levels to provide ‘a more safe and supportive’ employment environment, especially for international students.
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Chung, Kim-Choy, and n/a. "Brand image and brand trust in choice of international tertiary education provider." University of Otago. Department of Marketing, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090826.121449.
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Increased competition for top students, reduced public funding, and comparative "shopping" by prospective students have resulted in universities taking a more market-oriented approach to improve student enrolment (Moore 2004). The outcomes of this market-oriented approach of universities are: First, students are increasingly seen as customers of knowledge by universities, and universities as suppliers of knowledge to these customers (Svensson & Wood ,2007). Second, students are being faced with an array of education choices and information (passively or actively gained). As with physical product consumption, the institution brand with its underlying appeals can function as a route map for students through this bewildering variety of choices/information.
Despite the plethora of studies on education purchase, the impact of brands on students' choice of international tertiary education provider has not been fully explored. This is especially so within the context of brand image and brand trust. The purchase of an international tertiary education can be a risky (uncertain) venture because of the time and cost involved. Consumer's trust in a brand contributes to a reduction of uncertainty in consumer purchases (Garbarino & Mark 1999). However, the concept of brand trust is not explored in education. While the research on brand image within the context of education is not new, its definition and measurement varied or seldom explore in relation to country-of-origin, promotion channel and individual values in student's choice decisions. This thesis aims to address these research gaps. It explores the impact of two psychological associations with brand: brand image and brand trust (in relation to individual values, country of origin and promotion channel) on Chinese students' choice of international tertiary education provider, using the Bednall and Kanuk's (1997) decision-making model as the research's underlying framework.
Since no existing measures or scales related to brand image and brand trust suitable for use in this thesis were identified from the literature, a two-stage research method to collect both qualitative (in-depth interviews) and quantitative data was used to develop measures for this thesis. The adopted research design is consistent with Anderson Churchill (1979) and Gerbing's (1988) guideline for scale development.
Information gathered from 36 in-depth interviews, 416 pilot surveys in Singapore and Malaysia, and 287 surveys (post enrolment data) in New Zealand revealed that choice patterns for international tertiary education providers are focused on: i) A university's brand image, as reflected in the brand positioning messages of an institution competencies, course related issues, and brand identity (university values and missions statement); ii) Brand trust as reflected by the expressed opinion of friends and family members and students' positive experiences with university staff; iii) The social political image of a university's country of origin; iv) The perceived direct barriers to tertiary education (English language proficiency and course admission requirements); and v) High Context communications through education fairs, corporate sponsorships of scholarships/bursaries and international student exchange programs.
In addition, a customer-centric approach to the student-university relationship helped improve the identity and brand image of a university. The presence of senior academic staff (professor level) at education fairs; good accessibility of academic staff on campus; having knowledgeable and culturally sensitive frontline staff (reception & marketing personnel); and small, customised tutorial classes would identify the university as customer-centric and contribute to a positive university life experience. These help projected an image that the university is concerned with their students' learning outcomes. Not only will positive university life experiences lead to improved learning outcomes for students, it helps strengthen future alumni-university relationships, resulting in alumni being willing to promote their alma mater to their children, friends and colleagues. This free publicity can help enhance the brand image and brand trust in a university, differentiating it from other universities.
This thesis verified the findings of McMahon (1992) that superior economic development in the destination country is not an important 'pull' factor in student mobility. It complimented the findings of Gray, Fam and Llanes (2003) by showing the importance of customised strategy in international education offerings and illustrated the link between brand image and country image (socio-political) in the purchases of educational services, evidence that was absent in the study by Zhou, Lawley and Perry (2000).
While pre-enrolment data from the in-depth interview and pilot survey indicated that Singapore and Malaysian Chinese students are value bound in their decision of New Zealand as their intended study destination, there is no evidence from the main survey (post-enrolment) that individual values had an influence on their choice decision. The in-depth interview indicated that Singapore and Malaysian Chinese students found New Zealand society appealing because of its low corruption and high level of honesty and fairness because these values help to reinforce group harmony, a prominent characteristic of Chinese society. Further research is recommended in this area. Overall, this thesis will contribute to the body of knowledge in students' decision-making and university branding.
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Do, Thi Thu Huyen, and Veselin Ralev. "Swedish university brand personality and student choice : How does the university brand personality influence international students when selecting a higher education institution? Case study: Jönköping University." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52646.
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Background: There has been an increasing trend of more Swedish higher education institutions competing for international students in response to international student mobility trends, self-management and budget securement, and government-backed recruitment campaigns. An emerging stream of higher education research is brand personality, and it may represent a robust basis for differentiation between many universities competing for student recruitment. Therefore, the study was built to get a deeper understanding of the impact of university brand personality on international students' choices. Purpose: Given the importance of brand personality for higher education institutions to deal with the international competition or differentiate themselves, the purpose of this study is to explore international student's perception of the university brand personality that affects the selection of a Swedish university. Method: To address the purpose of the exploratory study, the qualitative research approach was applied, combining with interpretivism philosophy. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with 11 international first-year students. By utilizing abductive reasoning, the data was analyzed and interpreted through thematic analysis. Conclusion: Cosmopolitan is perceived as the most distinct brand personality dimension that Jönköping University possesses. Nevertheless, the degree of perception among foreign students regarding each brand personality dimension is different during the decision-making process. In the early stages, the potential students perceive prestige as the most distinct and significant dimension, followed by cosmopolitan. However, when the consumption process nears, cosmopolitan becomes an essentially more important dimension. Further, lively and sincerity are found to partly influence students' choice for higher education.
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Katsanos, Evgeniya. "Why UToledo? A Study of the Key Factors Influencing the College Choice of International Undergraduate Students and Their Decision to Enroll at The University of Toledo." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1452083851.
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Thiru, Prisca, and Aleksandra Denisova. "Internationalization of Higher Education : Understanding the International Students' Choice of a Swedish University and the Decision-Making Process." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-42244.
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As the growth of Internationalisation of Higher Education shifts from former dominant nations like USA, Canada, England and Australia to other nations in Europe and Asia such as Germany, Sweden, Japan and Singapore, this study seeks to understand the decision-making process of an International Student looking to study at a Swedish University. Borrowing from previous studies, the ‘push and pull factors’ are used as the main theoretical reference as well as in discussion of the findings. Specific factors special to Sweden and the European Union in general such as visa policies and tuition fees are also discussed. For empirical data, international students already undertaking various master’s programmes as well as former master’s students at the Swedish university answer an online questionnaire pertaining to: decision to study abroad, decision to study in Sweden and decision to study at the particular Swedish University. Moreover, empirical data includes an interview with a representative of the university under analysis. In-depth analyses of data using Standard Deviation (SD), calculation of p value, ANOVA and Tukey’s tests are also performed to give clear comparisons of the various data sets such as ‘programme specialisation’ and ‘home country’ and their influence on the decision-making process. Personal satisfaction and better career prospects are identified as the major ‘push factors’. Programme quality and requirements, Sweden’s quality of life and health of environment, safe place to study, and location in the European Union are identified as main ‘pull factors’. It is found out that the home country of international students has a huge influence on their decisions to study abroad/ in Sweden/ at a certain university, although specialization also has influence, it appears to be drastically less. The findings have important implications in helping aspiring students make informed decisions as they consider choice of country and university, as well as implications for Higher Education Institutions as they respond to the demands created by globalisation of higher education, and subsequently endeavour to attract more international students through marketing or curriculum development of their programmes.
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Moltaji, Niloofar. "Effects of textual and visual information in social media on international students’ choice of study destination : A qualitative study on how forms of information in social media affect international students’ decision-making with regards to the choice of study destination." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Marknadsföring, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-158017.
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Social media has become an important tool for communication and marketing, and proper use of visual and textual information is very influential in social media marketing. Research has gone a long way explaining how information content significantly influences decision-making, however, it still lacks the knowledge about how different forms of information (such as textual, visual and audio-visual) in social media affects decision-making. The aim of this study was to identify the use of social media by international students for choosing study abroad destinations, as well as the forms of information content that have a greater influence in their decision-making process. To achieve the aim, a qualitative approach was applied to collect data through semi-structured interviews with fourteen international master students at Stockholm Business School in Sweden. This study shows that social media has a low influence on international students’ decision-making with regards to the choice of study destination; however, they use social media as a search tool to conceptualise and justify their choice, feel stronger about their decision, and to increase their confidence. This study suggests that social media could indirectly or subconsciously play a part in students’ choice of study destination as the students could be subconsciously affected by social media information, in particular, by visual and audio-visual information. Moreover, information contents such as videos that are more provocative, based on multisensory and emotional cues, could have a greater influence on the international student. Additionally, international students experience higher levels of trust when they feel that the content is authentic. Finally, the thesis concludes with theoretical implications and recommendations for further research.
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Gonzalez, Rebecca Ysamar. "Choosing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme : Transnational Students creating Social Differentiation through School Choice in the Swedish Education Market." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-157249.
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It is estimated that by 2025 there will be approximately 8.26 million students enrolled in over 15,000 international schools globally. This increased expansion of international schooling cannot be disconnected from a process of globalisation where neoliberal policies have influenced the growth of education markets. International schooling arrives as a welcomed option to students and families looking for alternatives to national programmes which are perceived to be rigid and unchanging in a new globalised economy. With enrolment rates increasing over twenty percent in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East regions, the International Baccalaureate Organisation is perhaps the fastest growing educational group offering international schooling around the globe. In this qualitative comparative case study, fourteen students enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) across four schools were asked about their experiences in the process of school choice in the Swedish education market. Semi-structured interviews were employed to explore student’s motivations and strategies in choosing the IBDP over national programmes. Utilising a grounded theory methodology linked with Bourdieu’s theories on symbolic capital, the study attempts to understand student’s choice behaviours. Findings revealed that regardless of social or educational background, students share similar motivations and strategies for choice making. Further analysis demonstrated that a collective perception of the IB alongside similar ideals of self-identity and class influence and legitimise their choice behaviours. The implication of these findings demonstrate that choice behaviours in the Swedish education market work to establish a degree of social reproduction and differentiation.Det beräknas att år 2025 kommer cirka 8,26 miljoner elever att gå i över 15 000 internationella skolor globalt. Denna ökade expansion av internationell skolgång kan inte separeras från en globaliseringsprocess där neoliberal politik har påverkat tillväxten på skolmarknaden. Internationell skolgång framstår som ett möjlighet för studenter och familjer som söker alternativ till nationella program, som uppfattas vara oföränderliga i en ny globaliserad ekonomi. När antalet inskrivna ökar med över tjugo procent i Amerika, Asien och Stillahavs-området, Afrika, Europa och Mellanöstern, är Internationella Baccalaureatorganisationen kanske den snabbast växande utbildningsgruppen som erbjuder internationell skolgång runt om i världen. I denna kvalitativa jämförande fallstudie utfrågades fjorton elever i IB-programmet (Internationella Baccalaureat, IBDP) vid fyra skolor om sina erfarenheter av skolvalet på den svenska gymnasieskolmarknaden. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer användes för att undersöka studenternas strategier och motivation för att välja IBDP framför nationella program. Med hjälp av metod byggd på grundad teori (grounded theory), kopplad till Bourdieus begrepp symboliskt kapital försöker studien förstå elevernas strategier vid gymnasievalet. Resultaten visade att oavsett social eller pedagogisk bakgrund delar eleverna likartad motivation och likartade strategier vid skolvalet. Ytterligare analys visade att en kollektiv föreställning om IB tillsammans med liknande ideal beträffande självidentitet och klass påverkar och legitimerar deras val. Implikationen av dessa resultat visar att valbeteenden på den svenska skolmarknaden bidrar till viss del till en social reproduktion.
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Schweitzer, Bethany S. "Coming to America sixth form students' reasons for considering undergraduate study in the United States /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1242409170.
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Grosik, Sarah Arva. "The Path to University Admission in the United States through Intensive English Programs." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2017. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/459817.
Анотація:
CITE/Language ArtsEd.D.
In recent years, university-based Intensive English Programs (IEPs) have expanded to serve the growing population of international students who wish to earn their degrees at U.S. universities. Many of these IEPs have shifted their focus to assist these academically bound international students by functioning as a bridge to enrollment in American undergraduate or graduate degree programs. Accordingly, it has become increasingly important to investigate and better understand how such programs are serving this student population. This dissertation explores how one university-based IEP is preparing its academically bound international students for their subsequent academic studies. In order to gain greater insight into students’ experiences throughout the college-going process, current and former students were interviewed about the ways in which this IEP facilitated their admittance to, enrollment in, and academic readiness for success in university degree programs. Additionally, interviews with instructors and administrators, observations of IEP courses and advising sessions, and student test score and academic record data were all analyzed to gain a more holistic understanding of the processes these students undergo in the pursuit of their academic goals. This study draws upon Lave and Wenger’s (1991) theory of situated learning as a theoretical framework to examine the academic socialization that international students studying at a university-based IEP experience throughout the college-going process. The findings from this study revealed that in addition to English language instruction, university-based IEPs with academically bound student populations must also provide their students with the college choice support and academic readiness skills necessary to achieve their goals. By conducting an in-depth analysis of one university-based IEP, this dissertation offers concrete implications that IEP administrators and instructors can enact in order to better support their students throughout the university applications and admissions processes, while providing these students with the linguistic and academic skills necessary for ultimate success in their undergraduate or graduate degree program.
Temple University--Theses
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Mason, Thomas J. Jr. "An Analysis of the Decline in Long-Term Study Abroad Participation Among Students at Elite U.S. Universities, with a Focus on Japan." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1556805857911929.
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Pimpa, Nattavud 1974. "Marketing of international education : the influence of normative referents on Thai students' choices of international education." Monash University, Centre for Research in International Education, 2002. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8199.
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Wei, Sijia, and Jingxian Lu. "Determinants of Swedish Bank Selection Choices by International students." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-15487.
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Aim: This study aims to explore bank selection criteria employed by international students in Gavle, Sweden. Methodology: Data was collected through semi-open structure questionnaire. The researchers do sampling a total of 101 students in the University of Gavle. After data collection through questionnaire, data was analyzed through SPSS19 software. A non-probabilistic convenience sampling was employed and data was analyzed to be refined and reduced in a manageable way. Conclusion: There are four factors which are the main reasons in influencing international students choosing banks in Sweden. This study reveals that “Good service provision”, “assurance”, “value added service”, “convenience and security” have significant influence on the bank selection decision of international students. There is no difference between ethnicity in influencing factors. Besides, different genders have same influencing factors as the four factors in this research. Implications and value of this research: This research steps further in the investigation about customer bank selection behavior. It is the research that focuses on individual customers of banks especially in Sweden. Furthermore, the results of this research can be beneficial for banks to identify appropriate strategies to attract and retain international students. Suggestion for future studies: The international students are banks’ potential customers in the long run. Because the results of this study are only based on customer’s perceptions, it could be an interesting research area for future researchers to investigate the correspondence between and service providers’ and consumers’ perceptions. In addition, because one of our study limitations was that the research only conducted in one city: Gavle, it would be interesting to investigate other Swedish universities international students for the same topic.
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Xu, Liang. "The relationship between institutional marketing practice and international student choice." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/3456.
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Mestrado em Ensino Superior (Erasmus Mundus)A presente tese discute o relacionamento entre o marketing institucional e a escolha do estudante internacional. A tese baseia-se num estudo de caso da Universidade de Monash, Austrália, e foram analisadas tanto a parte institucional como a parte internacional. Os resultados da investigação mostram que o marketing institucional pode ter uma relação com a escolha do estudante internacional e que as actividades de marketing podem, de alguma maneira, desempenhar um papel positivo no recrutamento de estudantes internacionais. Por fim, os resultados da investigação mostram que o marketing internacional pode ser uma forma útil de fornecer informação aos potenciais estudantes internacionais e ajudá-lo a tomar decisões. Dadas as amostras limitadas utilizadas no estudo, os resultados não podem ser generalizados. Assim, há a necessidade de estudar mais instituições de ensino superior. Investigação futura também pode averiguar se as actividades de marketing influenciam directamente o aumento do recrutamento de estudantes internacionais. ABSTRACT: This thesis discusses the relationship between institutional marketing and international student choice. The thesis is based on a case study of Monash University, Australia and both the institutional side and international side were analyzed. The research findings show that institutional marketing may have a relationship with international student choice and marketing activities in some extent play a role in positively influencing the international enrollment. Last but not least, the research findings show that institutional marketing can be a useful way to provide information to prospective international students and help them to make decisions. Due to the limited samples, the findings of the case study may not be generalized. Therefore, there is a need for more higher education institutions to be studied. Future research may also study whether the marketing activities have a direct influence on the increase of international student enrolment.
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Lee, Christine. "International branch campus students : choices, experiences and perceptions of employability." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33684/.
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The research examined why students chose to study at an international branch campus (IBC) and how they perceived their experiences’ impact on their employability. The research posed a question which has largely been studied using quantitative measures with a few notable exceptions such as Pyvis and Chapman (2007) who investigated offshore Australian programmes. Because quantitative studies cannot capture the underlying complexities encompassing the cultural system and socio-cultural properties influencing the agential powers exercised by the individual, this research attempts to explain student choices and experiences using the concepts of rates of return to education, signalling/screening and identity in the qualitative tradition from a critical realist perspective. The leitmotif of this thesis is the analytical dualism of structure and agency (Archer, 1995) in which the link between these two was an inevitable part of the narrative explaining how structure constrained and enabled participants who as free agents took responsibility for their destinies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 31 students from three IBCs. The findings have policy implications for the research indicates that there are significant structural factors at the levels of host and source countries which affect the IBC market. There are also structural factors at the institutional level associated not only with the IBC and parent university but also with the local partner. At the individual level, there are socio-cultural influences which at times shape student choices but at other times, conflict with the individual’s own life project. The research shows that it is important to understand the factors influencing student choices and experiences at the IBC and its parent campus within the wider framework of structure and agency in order to inform sector-wide and institutional internationalisation policies and strategic planning.
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O'Neil, Chaunte' LaJoyce. "Study Abroad and Student-Athlete Choice." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984152/.
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The focus of this case study was a study abroad program for student-athletes at a high academically achieving, small liberal arts college in the mid-west region of the United States. The program is designed to maintain a culture of internationalism and multiculturalism by exposing as many student-athletes as possible to study abroad.
I reviewed literature to extract an appropriate theoretical framework along with variables that aligned with the purpose of the study; structural and organizational characteristics of the institution, student's background and pre-college traits, interaction with agents of socialization and institutional environment, and quality of effort. I used the semi-structured interview process to interview 9 senior student-athletes (3 female, 6 male; 7 White, 1 African American/White, 1 Chilean/White) who participated in study abroad during the 2015-2016 academic school year at the researched institution and to interview 5 administrators who facilitate the athletic department at the institution.
I found that certain critical elements emerged as necessary to create and maintain a study abroad program geared specifically to the needs of the student-athlete population. I also found strong implications for adaptable elements that could generate opportunities for student-athletes to study abroad at a higher rate. These elements serve as a recommended framework and set of initial guidelines for student-athletes and athletic departments nationwide.
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Wilkins, Stephen Joseph Karl. "The antecedents and consequences of student perceptions of university image and student-university identification in transnational higher education." Thesis, University of Bath, 2013. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.577737.
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This research aims to identify the process by which students form images of universities, the extent to which students’ favourable evaluations of image attractiveness lead to student-university identification, and the extent to which perceived image attractiveness and student-university identification determine planned behaviour, i.e., supportive intentions, including student choice of institution. Full-service international branch campuses offering complete degree programmes are a fairly new phenomenon on the higher education landscape and potential students have limited knowledge about them and the institutions that own them. It is interesting therefore to discover whether these students do in fact hold images of international branch campuses. The research was conducted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the country that hosts more international branch campuses than any other worldwide. The study adopted a deductive, quantitative method, which involved a survey questionnaire completed by potential university students (year 12 and 13 high school students). This research stands out from earlier work on organisational identification, as earlier studies focused on existing consumers or employees while this study considers potential consumers (students). The research included a pilot study that involved individual interviews with members of the target population, which ensured research design validity. Data were analysed using a variety of techniques including exploratory factor analysis, multiple regression and structural equation modelling. The findings of this study provide support for the proposition that individuals can identify with universities in the absence of formal membership – with no or minimal previous interaction between the individual and the university – and that student-university identification can lead to supportive intentions among prospective students. These findings suggest that institutions would benefit from articulating and communicating their identities clearly, coherently and in a persuasive manner, and emphasising those aspects of the university’s identity that prospective students will perceive as prestigious, distinctive and similar to their own identities.
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Darby, Mark Gene. "UNDERSTANDING WHY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICANTS CHOOSE A PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/132.
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The purpose of Understanding Why International Student Applicants Choose a Public Four-Year Institution was to apply a mixed-methods research approach to California State University, San Bernardino’s (CSUSB) international student population to better understand the factors associated with an international student’s decision-making processing to study abroad.
Internationalization by institutions reflects the current two million international students studying around the world. In recent years internationalization has become more of an economic driving force, whereas in the past it was an opportunity for diversifying knowledge and research. Studies on push and pull factors reflect reasons why international students have decided to go abroad. Factors range from lack of access at home institutions for various programs to the desire to learn about Western culture. Seeing as the population of these studies is so diverse ethnically and culturally, it is important to be mindful of the various forms of capital students possess as an international student and the uniqueness this brings to each students experience.
A questionnaire was utilized to gather quantitative data to provide descriptive statistics of the population, and interviews were conducted with participants to acquire the rich stories. The questionnaire submissions resulted in 52 returned surveys for a response rate of five percent. Six interviews were conducted, which provided a diverse group of international student representation for the analysis of the rich text allowing for a strong understanding of this specific case study.
Based on the interviews conducted, responses reflected many of those that previous studies found. All but one interviewee mentioned the costs of attending as a deciding factor. Reputation of the institution and prestige of a US degree were also factors mentioned by the majority of participants. Both participants from African countries mentioned a lack of program availability as a reason to go abroad, while both Indian participants mentioned the desire to work after graduating for experience before returning home. Interestingly, most participants mentioned a connected family member to either the institution itself or the state of California as a reason for choosing CSUSB.
The data that were collected for the purposes of this study did show some correlation to previous studies findings. The qualitative data proved useful in better understanding the needs of specific students, while also alluding to potential geographic considerations that need to be had when recruiting abroad and meeting the needs of international students around the world.
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Beech, Suzanne Elizabeth. "The geographies of higher education mobility : how international students choose where to study." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600000.
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This thesis analyses the factors involved in influencing the mobility of tertiary level international students studying in the UK. While student mobility has gained prominence within academia in recent years, hitherto there has been no attempt at comparing the experiences at different UK universities. To this end, this thesis compares the University of Aberdeen, the University of Nottingham and Queen's University Belfast, three 'competitor' universities in different parts of the UK. This research employs a mixed methodology approach, encompassing an online survey, one-on-one and paired interviews and focus groups of international students - and staff - at the study universities. In so doing, it not only integrates data from a range of different sources, leading to a richer data set overall, but it also assesses the effectiveness of working with these methods. The research shows that student decision making in choosing where to study overseas is richly multifaceted, and at anyone time students act under the influence of competing and even apparently contradictory stimuli. While students are consumers of higher education and therefore seek out degrees that will lead to the best job prospects, have the most suitable course programmes, or the best value for money, it is shown that they are also governed by their imaginative geographies of the place, and the advice of their social networks. Their chosen university is therefore frequently one that not only meets their demands as consumers, but that will also ensure their emotional wellbeing, as filtered through theirs and other geographical perceptions
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Oikarinen, A. (Antti). "Factors influencing international degree students’ study destination choice:a micro-level research on University of Oulu." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201612023191.
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International mobility of higher education is increasing on a global scale. In Finland, the number of international degree students and programs aimed for them has been steadily increasing since the beginning of the previous decade, and the country is looking to get its share of the international education market. Finland’s decision to introduce tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students starting in 2017 is likely to have an unpredictable effect on the diversity and structure of the international student body in Finnish universities.
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the driving factors behind international degree students’ study destination choice process. The research begins with an overview of definitions for international students and by looking at international degree students in context of Finland and University of Oulu. The theoretical framework for the research is based on Mazzarol & Soutar’s (2002) push-pull theory, which argues that the students’ study destination decision is driven by three levels of push-pull factors: 1) the push factors of the country of origin, which influences the student’s choice to study internationally rather than locally, 2) the pull factors related to the host country, which include features specific to the country that the student chooses to study in and 3) the pull factors of the institution, which are the attractive features connected to a specific institution. This micro-level research applies the push-pull theory in the context of Finland and University of Oulu.
The research investigates international degree students’ study destination choice process on two different levels. First, the factors driving the student’s decision to study internationally rather than locally, are investigated. The second aim of the research is to find out the reasons why international degree students choose to study in Finland over other prospective study destinations, and why they choose to study in University of Oulu over other higher education institutions in Finland.
The data for this qualitative research was gathered through semi-structured interviews with eight past or present international degree students studying in University of Oulu. The interview structure was constructed upon push-pull factors that existing research on the field has constructed. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using content analysis methods. The push-pull factors influencing the students’ study destination decision were then categorized under themes constructed by existing push-pull research, and the most influential factors connected specifically to Finland and University of Oulu were reported and assessed.
Pull factors specific to Finland included reputation of Finland in a specific, which was mentioned mostly by education students, the students’ desire to experience a different lifestyle and the tuition-free education. In context of University of Oulu, degree programs where the language of instruction is English and reputation of Oulu in a specific field, such as the legacy of Nokia in the field of wireless communication, were seen as attractive pull factors
Many of the students mentioned being introduced to University of Oulu through personal recommendations from students who had studied in the University in the past. This indicates the need for University of Oulu to provide a positive study experience for international students. The end of the research suggests measures that University of Oulu can take to build a network of positive learning experiences, which according to this particular research is one of the most important thing to make sure Oulu will be an attractive study destination international degree students in the future.
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Liu, Xiaoyan. "Understanding of Dietary Intake and Factors that Influence Food Consumption Choices among Chinese International Students in Northeast Ohio." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1531992549991592.
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Owens-Hartman, Amy R. "A Case Study of Technology Choices by High School Students." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1446579631.
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Olujobi, Omobola. "International students in South African universities: an examination of their academic choices, challenges and social integration at the University of Fort Hare and Rhodes University." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1020183.
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International students have become major role players in international education across the globe. Their enrollment in different universities has increased in the past few decades worldwide. Most of these students bring rich cultural diversity and skills to their various host institutions and countries. These trends signal the need to examine and understand international students within the South African context. Against this background, this study explores the factors that influence academic choices of international students, academic and social challenges they face and the role of social capital in influencing international student integration at the Universities of Fort Hare and Rhodes in South Africa. A qualitative research design was employed in this study. Thirty international students were selected (and interviewed) using purposive sampling and snowballing. The study found that some of the main factors that influence the academic choices of international students include availability of scholarships and funding, recommendations of the institution by family and friends, availability of preferred course and the reputation of the institution. Some of the main challenges faced by international students in these two institutions include language barriers, financial difficulty, expensive but improperly maintained accommodation and culture shock. These challenges impede the smooth integration of international students into their new academic and social environment. However, the students employ several strategies in attempt to address the challenges they face. These include joining a student or community social organization, community engagement and making friends. These social networks and organizations serve as a support system and connection hub for the students. The study recommends that it is pertinent for the University of Fort Hare and Rhodes University to meet the needs and expectations of its international students through regular surveys that give them room to speak about their experiences. The need for efficient International Offices at both institutions is crucial as well as the employment of open‐minded multicultural trained staff in these offices. The study also suggests the need for the both institutions to provide affordable and comfortable accommodation for its international students.
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Noël, Romain. "International Students Migrations : An analysis of the determinants of localisation and a measure of the economic impacts." Thesis, Lille 1, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014LIL12033.
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Cette thèse étudie les déterminants des choix de localisation des étudiants en mobilité internationale et des étudiants étrangers. Une analyse globale s’intéresse aux déterminants des migrations estudiantines vers les pays de l’OCDE. En utilisant des méthodes d’estimation présentes dans les travaux sur le commerce international (régressions de Poisson), il apparaît, en plus des déterminants traditionnels liés aux migrations de travailleurs, que la qualité de l’enseignement dans les pays de destinations soit un déterminant fort des migrations estudiantines. Par ailleurs, un effet réseau, par qualification, a été mis en évidence. Une analyse des déterminants appliquée au cas français confirme les résultats de l’étude précédente et met en évidence un effet réseau par âge ainsi qu’une forte sensibilité aux coûts supportés par les étudiants pendant leurs études (prix de l’immobilier…).Cette thèse évalue aussi les impacts macroéconomiques des migrations estudiantines sur l’économie française grâce à un modèle d’équilibre général calculable à générations imbriquées. Accueillir des étudiants internationaux pour les former représente un coût mais ce coût peut être compensé par un accroissement du stock de capital humain de l’économie se traduisant par un taux de croissance du PIB plus important. Néanmoins, l’ampleur des gains dépend de la taille des flux d’étudiants ainsi que de la part des étudiants formés en France qui intègrera le marché du travail français, une fois leurs études accomplies (taux de rétention). Les migrations estudiantines ont aussi un impact sur le financement du régime de retraite français en modifiant le ratio inactifs/actifsThis thesis investigates the determinants of the localisation of international students and international students. A comprehensive analysis focuses on the determinants of student migration to OECD countries. Using estimation methods present in the literature on international trade (Poisson regressions), it appears, in addition to traditional determinants of migration of workers, that the quality of education in the destination countries is a key determinant of student migrations. Furthermore, a network effect (diaspora effect), by qualification, has been demonstrated. An analysis of determinants applied to the French case confirms the results of the previous study and highlights a network effect by age and a strong sensitivity to the costs borne by students during their studies (rental prices…).This thesis also evaluates the macroeconomic impacts of student migration on the French economy through a computable general equilibrium model with overlapping generations. Educating international students represents a cost but this cost may be offset by an increase in the stock of human capital in the economy resulting in a larger growth rate of the GDP. However, the magnitude of gains depends on the size of the students flows and on the share of the students educated in France who will integrate the French labor market, once their studies are completed (retention rate). The students migrations also have an impact on the financing of French retirement system by modifying the inactive/active ratio
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Washam, Elizabeth Anne. "College choice and retention of international students in the United States." 2009. http://etd.utk.edu/2009/May2009Theses/WashamElizabethAnne.pdf.
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Mntshali, Wandile Wiseman William, and 孟淮生. "The Factors Influencing International Students’ Choice of Working in Taiwan after Graduation." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/20360792601691659109.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
國際人力資源發展研究所
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This study examined the influence of personal, university experiences and labor market factors on international students’ choice of working in Taiwan after graduation. Personal factors are individualistic features such as feelings, family ties and career perceptions. University experiences include everything that university life offers. Labor market factors cover all those features of Taiwan’s labor market. The main purpose was to discover the connections between personal factors, university experiences, labor market factors and international students’ choice of working in Taiwan after graduation. Other purposes were to build an integrated model and provide a descriptive overview of the factors influencing international students’ choice of working in Taiwan. By so doing, the study aimed to boost Taiwan’s capacity of retaining international graduates as potential future and professional talent for the country. This is made necessary the transition of countries’ economies to innovation-based economies which raises the demand for professional talent. In turn, the demand for professional talent caused the current “global war for talent” (Dicken, 2003; Dobbs, 2012). The global war pushed countries including Taiwan to devise policies such as the National Human Resource Development (NHRD) action program and other strategies to attract and retain foreign talent to supplement locally undersupplies of talented workers. Primary data was collected from 205 international students who are currently studying in Taiwan universities. The Statistical Software for Social Sciences (SPSS) and SmartPLS3 were used to analyze the collected data. Results showed that indeed personal factors, university experiences and labor market factors have an influence on international students’ choice of working in the country after completing their studies. It was also discovered that university experiences and labor market factors mediate the influence of personal factors on international students’ choice of working in Taiwan after graduation.
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Arambewela, Rodney Amarasinghe. "Post-choice satisfaction of international postgraduate students from Asia studying in Victorian universities." 2003. http://eprints.vu.edu.au/342/1/Arambewela.pdf.
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This research examines the relative customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction (CS/D) of international post-graduate students from Asia with the university as a study destination. The investigation is guided by the main research question: Are there differences in the level of customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction between international postgraduate students from Asia studying in Victorian universities? A conceptual model of post-choice satisfaction is developed and tested to support the analysis of four groups of students from China, India, Indonesia and Thailand studying in five universities in Victoria: Deakin University, La Trobe University, Swinburne University of Technology, the University of Melbourne and Victoria University of Technology. The research comprised two interrelated studies: a qualitative investigation, and a quantitative study. The qualitative study included a literature review and an exploratory study, which consisted of focus groups and depth interviews, and the development of the preliminary model of post-choice satisfaction. The analysis of this stage resulted in the identification of 36 variables influencing post-choice satisfaction of students, which were operationalised in a survey questionnaire based on the seminal expectancy disconfirmation paradigm and the SERVQUAL instrument. A final model of post-choice satisfaction was developed following the preliminary analysis of the qualitative data, and tested at the quantitative stage of the study. During this stage, the total variables included in the model were reduced to 26 variables within four composite constructs that were used to measure CS/D supplemented by the testing of eleven hypotheses using multiple techniques. The results showed that there were differences in the level of satisfaction between student groups and universities. In terms of the overall satisfaction, there were significant differences in the number of satisfied students, with students from India recording the lowest satisfaction levels followed by students from Thailand, Indonesia and China. The tests of significance indicated that education standards and facilities (UNISAT1) customer value and study outcomes (UNISAT3), and image, prestige and recognition (UNISAT4), were the most dominant factors in influencing post-choice satisfaction among student groups. Among the classificatory variables, age and semester were the most significant in explaining the variances in the satisfaction levels of students. High student expectations, the strength of student-lecturer relationship, the perceived role of lecturers, university bureaucracy, lack of student friendly policies, passive complaining behaviour and the lack of opportunities for industry experience were among the key findings of the study, which were directly related to the student satisfaction formation process. The thesis makes a contribution to knowledge by developing a conceptual model of post-choice satisfaction, cross national comparison of post-choice decision making behaviour of international postgraduate students, the use of triangulation methodology to ensure rigour in research and particularly the use of ratio scores in addition to weighted average gap scores to measure satisfaction. At a practical level, the major findings of this research provide greater insight into the post-choice decision-making process of postgraduate international students, which would enable Australian universities to devise appropriate strategies to enhance their attractiveness and competitiveness in a highly globalised industry. Several limitations of the research are identified and suggestions for future research including more longitudinal studies to improve the validity of the research and the findings are presented.
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Lonergan, James. "Innovation in the education export industry. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Unitec New Zealand /." Diss., 2008. http://www.coda.ac.nz/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=unitec_bus_di.
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Stewin, Erika. "An Exploration of Food Security and Identity Among International Students Studying in Guelph and Windsor, Ontario, Canada." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10214/6640.
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In this thesis I explore issues of food security and food-identity relationships among international students at the University of Guelph and the University of Windsor. I argue students who attempt to maintain traditional diets are more likely to experience food insecurity than students who explore diverse foods because they are more likely to be negatively affected by food availability, food access and structural barriers. What students eat can also have implications for identity maintenance and identity creation. Thus in this thesis I also explore the relationship between food and identity by considering how identity and food-security can be closely related to preferred food availability and accessibility. I argue that students consume certain foods as a means to maintain and create identities, and as such I suggest that familiar food eaters may experience a sense of losing their identities as their food insecurity increases.
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Chang, Hsiao-Chen, and 張孝貞. "Global Talent War: An Evaluation of Taiwan’s Push And Pull Factors Affecting Retention of International Students Post-Graduation - Using “Choice of Destination Model”." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hd6caw.
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碩士國立中山大學
管理學院國際經營管理碩士學程
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Talent is the key to economic transformation and growth. However, Taiwan has been suffering from serious brain drain. With the aim to expand the talent pool, the Taiwanese government budget billions of NTD each year on providing quality educations and giving financial support to attract outstanding international students. However, even international enrollment in Taiwan has increased significantly, the retention rate of these international students post-graduation remains low. This study evaluates Taiwan’s attractiveness as a work destination using Choice of Destination Model. What are the key push and pull factors affecting the retention of the international students post-graduation? How can Taiwan correct the negative push factors and reinforce the positive pull factors to become more talent-friendly and attractive? This study reveals that the biggest push factors that discourage international students to stay are low wages and limited career opportunities; the strongest pull factors are the relaxed lifestyle, safe society, and high quality of life in Taiwan. Students from higher income countries usually see Taiwan as an unattractive work destination due to significant income differences. Students from similar or lower-income countries see Taiwan as an attractive work destination, but they point out the existence of discrimination and racism.
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Wang, Xiaoyan. "Institutional Recruitment Strategies and International Undergraduate Student University Choice at Two Canadian Universities." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/19166.
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There are two purposes of this study: to examine the institutional strategies that two Canadian universities have developed in attracting international undergraduate students to study on campus, and to gain an understanding of the factors that influence undergraduate students to choose Canada as a destiny for education, and their views on the institutional marketing and recruitment strategies.
This study employed a marketing model and institutional theory as key conceptual frameworks. The data collected for the two case study universities include interviews with university leaders and international students, and an on-line survey with international students.
Institutional initiatives for international student recruitment have been influenced by various factors, such as provincial government policies, institutional leadership, university traditions and organizational structure, financial status, the capacity of institution, and the provincial higher education system. While one of the case study universities adopted a decentralized and the other adopted a centralized approach to international student recruitment, the different organization structure does not make a great difference since international student enrolment increased at a similar pace in the last decade.
The two case study universities shared similarities in marketing and recruitment strategies, which was to influence international students’ university choice by providing information through diversified means and interacting with students at different stages in their university selection process. The major marketing activities, which are designed to present information and convince students to apply, can be categorized into three groups: (1) outreach activities, which include school visits, post-offer events and attending fairs; (2) intermediate activities, which include attending and holding professional conferences to influence high school counsellors; (3) on-campus events, which include a visitors’ center, on-line chat and video conferences, and maintaining a university website to provide up-to-date information to students.
The study showed that most international students chose a university based on its reputation and program quality, followed by the recognition of the degree in their home country, tuition and expenses, and the quick response of the university. Therefore, the academic pull factor is core and dominant, followed by the recognition factor, the financial factor, and the administrator factor. Degree being recognized by home country and the advice of family members remain the two dominant push factors.
International students sought university information from over six sources on average. The information sources provided by the universities are rated more important than public information sources, and are exactly what most students seek information from. Therefore, the marketing and recruitment strategies of the two Canadian universities are congruent with the process of international students’ university choice.
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Jenkins, Christopher. "Coming to America examining why international students choose to pursue a degree at Oklahoma State University /." 2007. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-2579.pdf.
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Ju-Wei, Huang, and 黃如偉. "The investigation of the relationship between involvement, place attachment and motivation: A case study of why international students choose UK as their study destination." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h4gpyf.
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碩士國立高雄餐旅大學
旅遊管理研究所
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There is an increase in the number of international students who choose to study in the United Kingdom (UK) in the past decade. This study examined why international students choose UK as their study destination by understanding the relationship between involvement, place attachment and motivation. According to the literature review, the research hypothesized that the outcome would motivate international students to study in the UK. It is all because an individual had feeling to a place which would create attachment to that place. In this study, a correlation coefficient analysis was used to investigate the relationship between involvement, place attachment and motivation. Although the results support our hypothesized model, they show that meeting people from all over the world was the main motivation for coming to UK. Meanwhile, ethnic origin had a significant difference level, p < 0.05, in place identity and the four groups (Group 1: White, Group 2: Black, Group 3: Asian, Group 4: Other), meaning Asian students have stronger place identity to the UK than do White students. For the motivation part, Group 3 (M = 3.98, SD = 0.67) was significantly different from Group 1(M = 3.40, SD = 0.79) and Group 2 (M = 3.42, SD = 0.77). The result shows that Asian students are willing to undertake more cultural exploration than White and Black students. The results of this study suggest that the educational institutions which recruit the international student should consider the push-pull factors that influence international students’ study destination choices. Educational institutions should ensure their marketing and promotions are undertaken within the proper manner and that quality claims can be substantiated. The results of this study echo the theoretical perspectives of previous researchers also the test results show that the quantitative approach method is superior to other methods in terms of recognition accuracy, efficiency, and numerical stability.