This research aims to understand the influencing factors for international academic mobility in Chinese higher education context. The inventory of University Students{\textquoteright} Perceptions of Influencing Factors for International Academic Mobility was developed and tested to inquire the Chinese university students{\textquoteright} perceptions of factors influencing their decisions on international academic mobility. The findings reveal that mobility cost, quality of host institutions, future career prospect, financial aid and employment rate and income in host country play a foremost role in international academic mobility. Important differences were identified in gender, major and family education background. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to predict the interest in mobility from the external factors. The results indicated that future career prospect, quality of host institutions, mobility cost and climate environment in host country emerged as significant favorable pull factors for Chinese university students' interest in mobility. Geographical distance emerged as significant unfavorable pull factor. Impact from parents and language and intercultural training of home institutions emerged as favorable push factors. And economic situation of home country emerged as unfavorable push factor
Cao, C, Zhu, C & Meng, Q 2016, 'A Survey of the Influencing Factors for International Academic Mobility of Chinese University Students', Higher Education Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 2 , pp. 200-220 . https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12084
Cao, C., Zhu, C., & Meng, Q. (2016). A Survey of the Influencing Factors for International Academic Mobility of Chinese University Students. Higher Education Quarterly, 70(2 ), 200-220 . https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12084
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title = "A Survey of the Influencing Factors for International Academic Mobility of Chinese University Students",
abstract = "This research aims to understand the influencing factors for international academic mobility in Chinese higher education context. The inventory of University Students{\textquoteright} Perceptions of Influencing Factors for International Academic Mobility was developed and tested to inquire the Chinese university students{\textquoteright} perceptions of factors influencing their decisions on international academic mobility. The findings reveal that mobility cost, quality of host institutions, future career prospect, financial aid and employment rate and income in host country play a foremost role in international academic mobility. Important differences were identified in gender, major and family education background. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to predict the interest in mobility from the external factors. The results indicated that future career prospect, quality of host institutions, mobility cost and climate environment in host country emerged as significant favorable pull factors for Chinese university students' interest in mobility. Geographical distance emerged as significant unfavorable pull factor. Impact from parents and language and intercultural training of home institutions emerged as favorable push factors. And economic situation of home country emerged as unfavorable push factor",
keywords = "academic mobility, international students",
author = "Chung Cao and Chang Zhu and Qian Meng",
year = "2016",
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journal = "Higher Education Quarterly",
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