Choosing Canadian graduate schools from afar: East Asian students' perspectives
Choosing Canadian graduate schools from afar: East Asian students' perspectives
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DOI：
10.1007/s10734-006-9022-8
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发表时间：
2007-10-01
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通讯作者：
Chen, Liang-Hsuan
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作者：
Chen, Liang-Hsuan
本研究旨在解释为什么以及如何来自东亚的国际研究生选择来加拿大接受高等教育。一个综合模型的开发，以解释他们的决策过程，而推拉模型是用来理解的力量和各种因素之间的关系，影响一个国家，机构，程序和城市的选择。研究样本包括来自中国大陆、香港、日本、韩国和台湾的140名学生，他们就读于安大略两所大型大学的研究生课程。研究结果揭示了机构学术拉动因素，机构行政拉动因素，加拿大环境，加拿大教育的经济学，和签证/移民的便利性的影响。研究显示了一个三阶段的过程，首先由计划的重点指导（即，研究导向vs.专业课程）。在后两个阶段，国家、制度和城市等因素同时相互作用。
This study seeks to explain why and how international graduate students from East Asia choose to come to Canada to pursue advanced education. A synthesis model is developed to explain their decision-making process, while a push-pull model is used to understand the strengths of and relationships among various factors that influence the choice of a country, institution, program, and city. The research sample comprised 140 students from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan who enrolled in graduate programs at two large Ontario universities. The research findings reveal the influence of Institutional Academic Pulling Factors, Institutional Administrative Pulling Factors, the Canadian Environment, the Economics of Canadian Education, and the ease of Visa/Immigration. The research shows a three-stage process, guided first by the focus of the program (i.e., research-oriented vs. professional programs). Other factors-country, institution, and city-interplay simultaneously at the later two stages.