Attracting East Asian Students to Canadian Graduate Schools

Autor/in	Chen, Liang-Hsuan
Titel	Attracting East Asian Students to Canadian Graduate Schools
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 36 (2006) 2, S.77-105 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Universities; Graduate Students; Graduate Study; Foreign Students; Student Recruitment; Enrollment; Immigration; Academic Achievement; Environmental Influences; College Choice; Educational Quality; International Education; Canada; China; Hong Kong; Japan; South Korea; Taiwan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; University; Universität; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Einschulung; Schulleistung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Studienortwahl; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Internationale Erziehung; Kanada; Hongkong; Korea; Republik; USA
Abstract	This study seeks to identify factors influencing East Asian international students' choices of Canadian graduate schools, to assess the strengths and dynamics of the factors influencing enrolment decisions, and to describe possible implications both for the Canadian government and for Canadian universities offering graduate education. The research sample comprised 140 students from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan who enrolled in graduate programs at two large Ontario universities. The research findings reveal the significant influence of academic, economic, environmental, and visa/immigration pulling factors as well as a set of negative pushing factors from third countries such as the United States. Activities related to internationalization of graduate education play a critical role in influencing the choice of a Canadian graduate school. The findings suggest that to attract the "best and brightest" international graduate students, policy makers and institutional administrators should focus on investing in research and ensuring the quality of graduate education while devoting efforts and resources to the internationalization of Canadian graduate education. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://www.umanitoba.ca/csshe/Pub/pub.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10