Research on the Social Causes Behind the Phenomenon of Studying Abroad in Mainland China - Taking High School Students as an Example

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Research on the Social Causes Behind the Phenomenon of Studying Abroad in Mainland China - Taking High School Students as an Example

Pinxu Hu 1*
  • 1 University of Macau, Taipa    
  • *corresponding author hc11225@connect.um.edu.mo
Published on 28 November 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/25/20230714
LNEP Vol.25
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-161-2
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-162-9

Abstract

With the rapid development of China’s economy, the exchanges between China and the outside world are becoming increasingly close, and the exchanges in education are no exception. More and more Chinese families choose to send their children to study abroad, and China has become the largest source of international students in the world. However, for a long time, the difficulty of applying for prestigious universities has increased year by year, and the problems such as the increase in living costs still exist objectively. In order to fully understand the real reasons why high school students choose to study abroad, as well as the fundamental reasons why the number of Chinese students choose to study abroad is not decreasing but increasing during the epidemic period, this study is based on Otterbach’s push-pull theory, and adopts literature analysis and interview method to conduct case analysis. The research objects are overseas undergraduate students and international high school students in mainland China. Through the research, it is found that the social causes of Chinese high school students’ choosing to study abroad mainly stem from two factors: different education systems and students’ surrounding environment.

Keywords:

international students, push-pull theory, motivation to study abroad, education system, educational internationalization

Hu,P. (2023). Research on the Social Causes Behind the Phenomenon of Studying Abroad in Mainland China - Taking High School Students as an Example. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,25,180-186.
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[1]. China Study Abroad Development Reportwww.ccg.org.cn/archives/71836

[2]. Liu Hongxia, Fang Jiaxu. Research on the Motivation of the New Generation of College Students to study Abroad -- An in-depth interview analysis of 7 college students in Beijing who want to study abroad [J]. Chinese Youth Research,2011(7):86-89. (in Chinese) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-9931.2011.07.021.

[3]. Liu Hongxia, FANG Jiaxu. Research on the Motivation of the New Generation of College Students to study Abroad -- An in-depth interview analysis of 7 college students in Beijing who want to study abroad [J]. Chinese Youth Research,2011(7):86-89. (in Chinese) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-9931.2011.07.021.

[4]. Li Xiuzhen. On the reconstruction of push-pull Theory in the Field of International student Mobility: from the perspective of Internal and External Factors Interaction [J]. Journal of Luoyang Normal University,2013(3):30-33. (in Chinese) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-4970.2013.03.007.

[5]. Li Mei. International Market of Higher Education: Global Mobility of Chinese Students [M]. Shanghai Education Press,2008.

[6]. Xu qiao. (2021). Shanghai high school students in the UK to study abroad motivation research (a master’s degree thesis, Shanghai university of finance and economics). https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CMFD202301&filename=102115321 0.nh.

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Hu,P. (2023). Research on the Social Causes Behind the Phenomenon of Studying Abroad in Mainland China - Taking High School Students as an Example. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,25,180-186.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities

ISBN：978-1-83558-161-2(Print) / 978-1-83558-162-9(Online)
Editor：Enrique Mallen, Javier Cifuentes-Faura
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Conference date: 13 October 2023
Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Volume number: Vol.25
ISSN：2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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References

[1]. China Study Abroad Development Reportwww.ccg.org.cn/archives/71836

[2]. Liu Hongxia, Fang Jiaxu. Research on the Motivation of the New Generation of College Students to study Abroad -- An in-depth interview analysis of 7 college students in Beijing who want to study abroad [J]. Chinese Youth Research,2011(7):86-89. (in Chinese) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-9931.2011.07.021.

[3]. Liu Hongxia, FANG Jiaxu. Research on the Motivation of the New Generation of College Students to study Abroad -- An in-depth interview analysis of 7 college students in Beijing who want to study abroad [J]. Chinese Youth Research,2011(7):86-89. (in Chinese) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-9931.2011.07.021.

[4]. Li Xiuzhen. On the reconstruction of push-pull Theory in the Field of International student Mobility: from the perspective of Internal and External Factors Interaction [J]. Journal of Luoyang Normal University,2013(3):30-33. (in Chinese) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-4970.2013.03.007.

[5]. Li Mei. International Market of Higher Education: Global Mobility of Chinese Students [M]. Shanghai Education Press,2008.

[6]. Xu qiao. (2021). Shanghai high school students in the UK to study abroad motivation research (a master’s degree thesis, Shanghai university of finance and economics). https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CMFD202301&filename=102115321 0.nh.

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