ERIC Number: EJ1219487
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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China's International Student Recruitment as 'Outward-Oriented' Higher Education Internationalisation: An Exploratory Empirical Inquiry
Wu, Hantian
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, v49 n4 p619-634 2019
This study investigates China's international student recruitment strategy and policies as a dimension of its present approach of using higher education internationalisation for soft power and image enhancement. An exploratory survey of international graduate students in English instruction programmes in education-related majors in three Chinese universities has been conducted to analyse their attitudes towards China's approach. Quantitative analysis has been conducted on the survey data based on Holmes's four-pattern taxonomy for analysing contextual features, which includes normative patterns, sociological laws, national conditions, and deep cultural roots. Qualitative data have been collected and analysed as a supplement. This study attempts to reveal the relations between international students' source-country contextual features, identified based on Holmes's taxonomy, and their attitudes towards China's approach in international student recruitment. Policy suggestions are provided based on these findings.
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Recruitment, Educational Policy, Higher Education, International Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Majors (Students), Taxonomy, Graduate Students, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Reputation, Universities, Student Attitudes, Cultural Context, Correlation, Student Surveys, Barriers, Language of Instruction, Educational Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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