Modelling analysis of Australian international education market for mainland Chinese students
PhD Thesis
Title | Modelling analysis of Australian international education market for mainland Chinese students |
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Type | PhD Thesis |
Authors | |
Author | Liu, Xuemei |
Supervisor | Elston, Frank |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Qualification Name | Doctor of Philosophy |
Number of Pages | 26 |
Year | 2015 |
Abstract | There has been a worldwide trend towards international study. The dominant stream of international students is from developing countries to Western developed countries. Few studies have clearly explained the reasons why there is a trend for the decline of mainland Chinese students study in Australia after the growth of many years. The The research problem addressed in this thesis is this: No consensus has been reached as to which variables play decisive roles in making mainland Chinese students choose Australia as their destination of foreign education. How do these variables influence those students’ choice? To provide an answer to this research problem, the researcher reviewed the literature regarding international students’ decision making process to study abroad and Next, the methodology which applied in this research was presented and justified. The discussion began with the research paradigms and then justified the selection of the The advantage of mixed research method over the other research methods is that the mixed research method can enhance the understanding of the research questions, to In summary, the findings of this research have satisfied the research problem proposed by firstly identifying key push pull factors that could have an impact on Chinese The main contribution of this research is that this research will integrate quantitative and qualitative research methods to analyse factors influencing mainland Chinese students’ choice of Australia as their overseas study destination rather than other main English-speaking countries, for instance, America, Great Britain and Canada. It will help Australian education to find the key points to win the competition of enrolling Chinese international students. Another contribution of this research is to combine overseas-based and China-based research to further identify and analyse the process of Chinese students study abroad. The results of this research also provide practical contribution to destination countries: • To be successful in implementing an attractive marketing policy, the potential host country and its education department should be able to identify Chinese students real • This research has provided information specifically about push pull factors that could influence Chinese students’ intention to choose their study abroad destination This research also suggests future research to extend the knowledge relevant to this research area: • Future research could study the other key factors. • To determine whether the findings of this research can be generalized, additional research may be conducted to investigate if similar patterns can be repeated in other • Future studies may repeat this research project with the use of other probability sampling techniques. • Future studies also can refine the measurement scales used in this research by using multi-items (at least 4 items) for each construct. • Future research can use a more complex data analysis technique to examine the relationship between push pull variables and the dependent variables of Chinese |
Keywords | international study; international students; Australian international education market; Chinese students |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390401. Comparative and cross-cultural education |
390303. Higher education | |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3378/modelling-analysis-of-australian-international-education-market-for-mainland-chinese-students
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