Student Destination Choices in International Education - PDF
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Running head: DECISION TO CHOOSE A PARTICULAR STUDY DESTINATION1How the lifestyle of an individual (international student) impacts or influences his decisionto choose a particular study destinationInstitution Student CourseDate
DECISION TO CHOOSE A PARTICULAR STUDY DESTINATION2How the lifestyle of an individual (international student) impacts or influences his decisionto choose a particular study destinationHigher education (HE) has emerged a progressively competitive sector. Currently, there are so many nations which are aggressively involved in recruiting international students and this practice has developed significantly[CITATION Ton14 \l 1033]. With the increasing global competition amongst various countries for international scholars, it has turned out to be graduallyimperative to acquire a better comprehension of the factors such as their lifestyle which influencethese learners’ decision on study destination[CITATION 17 \l 1033]. This is particularly correct for HE institutes in nations including Australia that only lately have started to take part in admitting international scholars. In consideration of this, the primary focus of this literature review paper isto investigate how an individual behavior influences his or her decision to choose a particular study destination. Special reference will be given to an international student who wants to study Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) in Charles Sturt University. Wilbanks, (2005) describes lifestyle as the opinions, behaviourial orientations, behaviors, and interests of a person, group of people, or a given culture. The terminology was first introduced by an Austrian psychologist called Alfred Adler to imply "an individual's rudimentary character or personality as incepted early in their childhood. Lifestyle is a consolidation of defining both tangible and intangible factors. Intangible factors refer to the psychological aspects of a person such as viewpoints, partialities, and personal values while tangible factors concern precisely to demographic variables that is a person's demographic profile.A student inclination to social factors will influence them as subjective information or opinions that they receive through social networks. Phang, (2012) collected data that proved that a
DECISION TO CHOOSE A PARTICULAR STUDY DESTINATION3scholar’s social network affects his decision in selecting a particular destination. A scholar’s network comprises of his or her connections with others around him, for instance, social networks such as friends, family members, as well as academic network consisting of individualslike staff from prospective high education institutes, and former professors[CITATION Che06 \l 1033]. Most of students have social ties with their relatives, friends, and family in Australia which seemto influence their decision to undertake a Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) in Charles Sturt University. The recommendations and information which emanate from student’s friends and family are seen as trustworthy and therefore have a robust influence on insights[CITATION Mar07 \l 1033]. Despite the fact that the decision to choose a study destination and programme is entirely made by the scholar, discussion or feedback from their friends and family members indirectly affect their outlooks about a given course, the institution or a country. Rekhter, (2017) says that the social network affects the speed in which their choice to pursue a course in abroad, rather than influencing their decision of programme or study destination.Eder, et al., (2010) argues that some students maintain social connections with their undergraduate lecturers and they may depend on their recommendations to decide where to further their studies. Their professor’s recommendations might sway their choices by triggering curiosity in some scholars to look for more information about the suggested university abroad or programme. A student from abroad may be recommended by his professor to study MPA in Charles Sturt University and thus be motivated to look for its information in their sites and socialmedia platforms. In other words, what the undergraduate lecturer says is viewed by the scholar
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