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A theoretical framework for understanding Chinese international students’ decision-making in selecting regional Australian higher education

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posted on 2023-05-23, 10:57 authored by Wu, Q
In recent years an increasing number of Chinese international students have made a decision to attend regional Australian universities rather than following the large city tendency. However, so far little attention has been paid to this trend. This paper proposes a holistic theoretical framework to interpret Chinese students‟ decision-making in choosing regional Australian higher education. Inspired by the Engel-Kollat-Blackwell (EKB) model, according to which choices, factors and process are main components in people‟s decision-making, this paper combines the following three theoretical approaches. Firstly, in cognitive perspective, six choices relating to Australian higher education made by international students (Duan, 1997) provide a theoretical basis to explain core choices of Chinese students about regional Australian higher education. Secondly, using migration theory, Mazzarol and Soutar‟s push-pull model (2002) refers to factors influencing Chinese students‟ decision-making of regional Australian higher education. Thirdly, again in terms of cognitive perspective, three classic decisionmaking process models (Lawley (1993), Duan (1997), and Pimpa (2002)) offer an additional insight to analyze Chinese international students‟ decision-making process. By integrating these three approaches, the framework develops a multidimensional and systematic theoretical comprehension of Chinese international students‟ decision-making in selecting regional Australian higher education.

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Publication title

AARE Conference Proceedings

Editors

M Baguley

Pagination

1-15

ISSN

1324-9320

Publisher

Australian Association for Research in Education

Place of publication

Australia

Event title

Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2015

Event Venue

Femantle, Western Australia

Date of Event (Start Date)

2015-11-29

Date of Event (End Date)

2015-12-03

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Copyright 2015 the Author

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