Australia as the destination for study abroad: International students' mobility.

Luis Miguel Dos Santos, Ho Fai Lo, Ching Ting Tany Kwee

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The impact of life satisfaction on acculturation and institutional recommendation among international students in China: does acculturative stress matter?Frontiers in psychology · 2025
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Luis Miguel Dos SantosDepartment of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong, China.

Ho Fai LoFaculty of Health and Wellness, City University of Macau, Macau, China.

Ching Ting Tany KweeSchool of Education, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

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Abstract

International students have become one of the main populations in Australian universities. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many international students decided to go to other countries and regions for their higher education due to the border control policies in Australia. Based on the social cognitive career and motivation theory, this study explored the motivations and reasons why Chinese postgraduate international students decided to return to Australia after the Australian government officially re-opened the border for on-campus and face-to-face education and why Chinese postgraduate international students decided to study in Australia instead of other countries, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the general inductive approach with semi-structured interviews, focus group activities, and member-checking interviews, 20 Chinese postgraduate international students' stories were captured. The findings indicated that financial, academic, and personal considerations are significant in the participants' decision-making processes. The results will fill the research gaps and become a reference in international student mobilities, decisions, and decision-making processes of international students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Australian university environment.

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AustraliaChinese studentInternational studentMotivationPostgraduate studentSocial cognitive career and motivation theoryStudent mobilityStudy abroad

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PMID39687153

DOI10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39741

PMCPMC11648173

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