声明
摘要
Abstract
Copyright
Declaration
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
1．1．Background
1．2 Statement of the problem
1．2．Significance of the study
1．3．ISM in higher education：China and other countries
1．3．1．China
1．4．2 Other countries
1．4．3 Internationalization of higher education and economic development
1．5 Definition of key terms
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2．1． Key concepts
2．1．1 Understanding study abroad motivation
2．1．2 Psychological adjustment of international students
2．1．3 Academic satisfaction of international students
2．1．4 Students’ leadership potential(skills)
2．1．5 Relationships between motivation and other variables
2．1．6 Cross-cultural and gender backgrounds of AAIS
2．2．1 Theoretical framework
2．2．2 Conceptual framework
2．3 Summary of the literature review
2．4 The present study
2．4．1 Specific objectives
2．4．2 Research questions
2．4．3 Hypotheses
2．4．4 Research design
2．4．5 Design rationale
Chapter 3 Study 1：Push-pull factors，study abroad motivation and psychological adjustment of international students
3．1． Methodology
3．1．1．Aim of the study
3．1．2．Participants
3．1．3．Instruments
3．1．4．Procedure and data collection
3．1．5．Data analysis
3．1．6．Ethical Consideration
3．2．Quantitative Results
3．2．1．Push-pull factors and study abroad motivation of participants
3．2．2．Associations between push-pull factors and study abroad motivation
3．2．3．Comparative analyses of participants’continent，region and gender
3．2．4．Psychological adjustment of African and Asian international students
3．2．5．Correlation between study abroad motivation and psychological adjustment
3．3．Qualitative Results
3．4 Discussion
3．4．1 Push-pull and motivational factors of African and Asian students
3．4．2 African and Asian students’psychological adjustment
3．4．3 Relationship between participants’motivations and psychological adjustment
3．4．4 Influence of geographical and gender backgrounds of participants
3．5 Summary of major findings and conclusion
Chapter 4 Study 2：Academic satisfaction and its correlates with push-pull factors and study abroad motivation
4．1．Methodology
4．1．1 Aim of the study
4．1．2 Participants
4．1．3 Instruments
4．1．4 Procedure and data collection
4．1．5 Data analysis
4 ．2．Quantitative Results
4．2．2 Academic satisfaction of African and Asian international students
4．2．3 Relationship between academic satisfaction and push—pull factors and study abroad motivation
4．2．4 Participants’ satisfaction from the perspective of continent and gender
4．3．Qualitative Results
4．3．1 Participants’ interview findings about their academic satisfaction
4．3．2 AAIS experience satisfaction and minor dissatisfaction
4．3．3 Participants experience dimensions specific satisfaction
4．4 Discussion
4．4．1 AAIS moderate satisfaction with their academics
4．4．2 Partial relations among academic satisfaction，push-pull factors and SAM
4．4．3 Insignificant differences of continent and gender
4．5 Summary of key findings and conclusion
Chapter 5 Study 3：Participants’ leadership potential and correlations among variables
5．1．Methodology
5．1．1．Aim of the study
5．1．2 Participants
5．1．3 Instruments
5．1．4 Procedure and data collection
5．1．5 Data analysis
5．2 Results
5．2．1 Participants’ leadership skills，geographical differences and inter-correlations among variables
5．2．2 Participants’ leadership potential(skills)
5．2．3 Participants’ leadership prospects and future expectations
5．2．4 Comparative analysis of participants’ leadership skills and prospects in line with continent and gender
5．2．5 Relationships among push-pull factors，motivation，psychological adjustment,academic satisfaction and leadership potential
5．2．6 Predictors of potential prospects of international students
5．3 Discussion
5．3．1 Participants possess good command of leadership skills and future prospects
5．3．2 Favorable leadership prospects and expectations of respondents
5．3．3 Participants’ dissimilarities in leadership skills and prospects
5．3．4 Relationships between leadership skills and other ISM variables
5．4 Summary of main findings and conclusion
Chapter 6 General Discussion
6．1．Mobility factors and constructs of ISM
6．2 Relations among ISM variables
6．2．1．Push-pull factors and motivation
6．2．2 Study abroad motivation and psychological adjustment
6．2．3 Motivation and leadership potential
6．2．4 Academic satisfaction and leadership potential
6．3 Influence of cross—cultural and gender backgrounds of participants on ISM variables
6．3．1 Cross-cultural backgrounds
6．3．2 Gender differences
Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations
7．1．Major conclusions
7．2 Originality，Contributions／Implications of the Study
7．2．1．Practical Contributions／implications of the Study
7．2．2．Theoretical Contributions／Implications of the Study
7．3 Recommendations
7．3．1 Key recommendations
7．3．2 Other reeommendations
7．4 Limitations of the study and future research
References
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