来华留学：韩国学生选择中国留学的影响因素研究

摘要

China have become a major attraction for cross-border students' mobility since 1950 that the first group of 33 international students visited China.Among international students,South Korea has been the main resource of international students in China followed by the United States,Thailand,Pakistan and India.In 2017,79,199 South Korean students,more than the number of its students in the U.S.,studied abroad in China including Hong Kong,Macao,Taiwan.Among whole South Korean students in China, 25,759 students pursuing degree programs,accounted for 33 percent,in contrast with 18 percent among 142,886 South Korean students participating in degree programs all over the world.
　　Among all selected host countries,why has China become the most preferred country of South Korean students?Based on a combination of in-depth interviews and questionnaire survey,this study at general approach level and analytical approach level seeks to examine the choice of South Korean college students in the context of cross-border mobility towards China and suggests two findings as follows:First,four primary reasons(e.g. International/Intercultural experience,Improved foreign language skills,Improved employment opportunity and Higher quality education),that South Korean students consider overseas study,in general are found;Second,based on statistical analysis,general understanding of China(e.g. culture,economic growth,Chinese language),and the information of university,especially concerning Scholarship,drive South Korean students towards China as a study-abroad destination.
　　These findings indicate that China's prosperous economic development performance,as well as its high-level of material(e.g. culture,Chinese language and information of Chinese institutions)rewards for foreign students,contributing to its attraction of South Korean students.It is essential for the Chinese Universities to improve the high education quality in the long term to compete with other top universities all over the world.

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Abstract

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

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1 Introduction

1．1 The Impact of China’s Soft Power over South Korean Students

1．2 Approaches to South Korean Students Mobility towards China

1．3 Principal Objective and Importance of the Research

1．4 Research Design

1．5 Six Chapters of the Research

2 Literature on student mobility：Does the traditional dynamic change?

2．1 An Increasing Record Number of International Students Worldwide

2．2 Internationalization and Globalization in Higher Education

2．2．1 Definition of Internationalization＆Globalization in Higher Education

2．2．2 Worldwide Cross-Border Students’Mobility Phenomenon

2．2．3 The Rise of Asian Countries as a New Competitor in Higher Education

2．2．4 Globalization of English

2．3 Economy，Society and Higher Education in South Korea

2．4 China：Development Initiatives in Cross-Border Student Migration

2．5 Understanding Cross-Border Students Mobility：Theoretical Framework

2．5．1 International Student Mobility to Western Countries

2．5．2 International Student Mobility to Asian Countries

2．5．3 The Improvement of a Theoretical Framework

2．6 Hypothesis

3 Data Conection and Research Methods

3．1 Sampling Procedure

3．2 Research Setting

3．3 Method of Data Collection

3．4 Operationalization

3．5 Data Analysis

4 Student Choice to an Ideal Destination

4．1 Survey：Where do South Korean Students go abroad?

4．1．1 Part A：Decision to study abroad

4．1．2 Part B：Impression of Foreign Countries

4．1．3 Part C：Competitiveness of Higher Education in Different Countries

4．1．4 Personal Profile

4．1．5 Reasons for study abroad

4．2 Interview：Why did you come to China to study abroad?

4．3 Summary of Findings

5 The Factors Affecting Students’ Choice

5．1 Four Extracted Key Aspects

5．2 The Crucial link to South Korean Student Mobility towards China

5．3 Framework

5．4 Push-pull Factors

5．5 Enrollment of South Korean Students

6 Conclusion

6．1 Recomrnendations

6．2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies

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