To Return or Not to Return: Examining the Return Intentions of Mainland Chinese Students Studying at Elite Universities in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Cheung, Alan Chi Keung; Xu, Li
Titel	To Return or Not to Return: Examining the Return Intentions of Mainland Chinese Students Studying at Elite Universities in the United States
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 40 (2015) 9, S.1605-1624 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2014.899337
Schlagwörter	Asians; Selective Admission; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Economic Factors; Foreign Students; Decision Making; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Intention; Educational Experience; Student Adjustment; Social Mobility; International Education; Brain Drain; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Quality of Life; Freedom; Political Attitudes; Salaries; Employment Potential; Regression (Statistics); Educational Attainment; Universities; College Attendance; Interviews; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Bildungsselektion; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Ökonomischer Faktor; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Bildungserfahrung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Soziale Mobilität; Internationale Erziehung; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Lebensqualität; Freiheit; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; University; Universität; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to examine the return intention of mainland Chinese students studying at prestigious universities in the Unites States. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods. Participants were 90 students from three top-tiered universities on the East Coast of the United States. The results of this study highlighted several aspects relating to these elite students' choice regarding return to China and the factors that influence their choices. First, the findings confirm a long-held concern regarding the low returnability rate of Chinese students studying overseas. Second, academic and economic factors have a greater deterrent effect than political and social cultural factors. Third, the most influential predictors in a student's decision to return were job opportunities in China (r = +0.32), family ties (+0.23), and difficulty in obtaining a job in the United States (r = -0.24). Policy implications are discussed. (As Provided).
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