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A theoretical framework for understanding Chinese international students’ decision-making in selecting regional Australian higher education
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Wu, Q, A theoretical framework for understanding Chinese international students' decision-making in selecting regional Australian higher education, AARE Conference Proceedings, 29 November - 3 December 2015, Femantle, Western Australia, pp. 1-15. ISSN 1324-9320 (2015) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | theoretical framework, decision-making, Chinese international students, regional Australian higher education |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Education systems |
| Research Field: | Higher education |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Other education and training |
| Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Wu, Q (Dr Amanda Wu) |
| ID Code: | 107053 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2016-03-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-12-14 |
| Downloads: | 12 View Download Statistics |
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