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Title: International Students' Motivations and Decisions to Do a PhD in Canada: Proposing a Three-Layer Push-Pull Framework
Language: English
Authors: Zhang, You, O'Shea, Michael, Mou, Leping
Source: Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2021 51(2):61-73.
Availability: 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://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Doctoral Students, Student Motivation, Student Characteristics, Decision Making, Citizenship, Immigration, Foreign Policy, Intellectual Disciplines, Institutional Characteristics, Readiness, Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Socioeconomic Influences
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 0316-1218
Abstract: The study aims to explore which factors influence international students' decision to pursue doctoral studies in Canada. Drawing on the push-pull model and the mechanism of educational decision making, this study uses semi-structured interviews to gather data and explores themes such as political and economic forces, institutional factors, social background and experience, and individual motivation in students' decision making. Our study identifies multiple factors at the individual, institutional, and country levels that influence students' decision making, including students' past experiences, funding, faculty members, and immigration policies. Moreover, it finds that the factors vary by students' regions of origin and disciplines of study. Our findings, focused on international doctoral students in Canada, add to the ongoing conversation about student mobility and add nuances on international students' decision-making process in times of shifting landscape of higher education internationalization.
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Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: EJ1316367
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