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Ibrahima F. Yaro; Jennifer Mize Smith – Journal of International Students, 2024
Black African students are increasingly choosing the United States as their preferred destination, and many choose to study at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate reasons that may influence their identification and commitment to those PWIs. We interviewed 20 sub-Saharan Africans at two…
Descriptors: Blacks, Predominantly White Institutions, Foreign Students, Decision Making
Carolyn McNicholas; Rita Marcella – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2024
This paper explores the decision-making process of international non-EU postgraduates when choosing a qualification from a UK business school and proposes a new model which reflects the iterative, cyclical and continuous nature of the process. The degree of rigour and rationality employed in decision-making was often limited and influenced by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Foreign Students, Graduate Students
Catarina Doutor; Natália Alves – Educational Process: International Journal, 2024
Background/purpose: While the existing literature explores the internalization of higher education, a significant gap remains in comprehending the motivations behind international students choosing Portuguese higher education. This study aims to address this gap by examining the motivations of a specific group within Portuguese universities:…
Descriptors: Portuguese, Native Language, Foreign Students, College Choice
Sanjay Krishnapratap Pawar; Ruby S. Chanda – Cogent Education, 2024
An evaluation of extant research reveals a significant blind spot around investigating the enrolment decision-making of Indian international students in the STEM fields. This study qualitatively explores the motivations of Indian international students to pursue a STEM Master's program in an industrialised country. To elicit pertinent information,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, STEM Education, Student Motivation
Glass, Chris R.; Cruz, Natalie I. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
Over the past 20 years, international student mobility has experienced a three-fold increase, as planned and emerging education hubs have attracted increasing numbers of students. The appeal of alternative destinations is strengthened by their cultural, linguistic, and geographic proximity, as well as a growing number of internationally ranked…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Study Abroad, Reputation, Universities
Ayse Collins; Hasan Simsek; Aygil Takir – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2024
This study attempts to contribute to marketing services in higher education literature through the relationship between international students' satisfaction with educational experiences and the necessary adjustments by institutions to augment their services. It also aims to make theoretical contributions by understanding the international…
Descriptors: College Choice, Marketing, Higher Education, Decision Making
Kim Khanh, Mai Thi; Ngoc, Chau Huy – Policy Futures in Education, 2023
Student mobility has become a global phenomenon with an upward trend in the past two decades, and Asian countries are becoming important receiving countries. Such phenomenon has been increasingly investigated producing a growing body of literature on Asia-bound international student mobility. However, while some countries stand in the spotlight of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Recruitment, Decision Making, Student Attitudes
Guan, Lihang; Mok, Ka Ho Joshua; Yu, Baohua – Cogent Education, 2023
Chinese international students compose the largest group of full-tuition-paying students globally and are important to hosting destinations both culturally and financially. However, the obstructed international mobility caused by COVID-19 has changed their international applications. As the world gradually resumes its previous mobility level, it…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Study Abroad, Student Attitudes, Marketing
Haniya, Osama K.; Said, Hamdan – Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 2022
This research aimed to identify the influential factors contributing to the international students' choice of Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), focusing on the expected benefits. Additionally, the study contributes to the development of the higher education sector in Malaysia by providing recommendations to the HEIs based on the…
Descriptors: College Choice, Higher Education, Reliability, Student Attitudes
Guiaké, Mathias; Chen, Dianbing; Zhang, Tianxue – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
The number of countries engaged in providing international education has grown consistently over the years. Traditionally, European countries and the US have been regarded as the only dominant destinations for overseas students. However, recent studies indicated that several new countries have emerged as study destinations. China, one of them, is…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Decision Making, Study Abroad, Higher Education
Oluwasegun A. Oladipo; Kun Dai; Christine Wen-Yi Liang – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The internationalization of higher education has increased opportunities for collaborative programs, including transnational dual degree programs between universities in China and abroad. Previous studies have focused on students in regular study abroad programs or in-country dual degree modes. However, research on the motivations of international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Global Approach, Dual Enrollment, Foreign Countries
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha; Cuong Huu Hoang; Elizabeth Knight; Peter Hurley – Journal of International Students, 2023
This systematic literature review synthesizes empirical evidence to comprehensively examine factors driving international students' choice of Australia as their preferred destination for tertiary education. Deductive analysis of findings from the 46 selected studies, framed within the push and pull framework, identified 27 factors that revealed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, College Choice
Jeckells, Harriet – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2022
This research investigates the influential factors impacting CDM among prospective online MBA students, using qualitative interviews. This research focus is contextualised with analysis on the CDM process and the disparity between UK and international students, to gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the influential factors. The findings…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Telecommunications
Ho, Sonia Wai-Ying; Zhou, George – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2021
In recent years, more and more Chinese students have come to Canada for their education. Some of them are parents, and they bring their children with them. Using a multiple case study design, this study explored these international parent-students in regards to how they select schools for their children. Six participants were recruited. Data were…
Descriptors: School Choice, Asians, Parent Attitudes, Case Studies
Moogan, Y. J. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
This paper analyses the student decision-making model for international postgraduate (PG) students with a concentration on consumer service marketing principles. Using a grounded theory approach and exploratory techniques (focus groups), it investigates qualitatively why the UK is the destination choice, the rationale for the programme of study…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Decision Making, Foreign Countries