Open AccessDestination, Experience, Social Network, and Institution
Author(s) -
Kyungsuk Lee,
William H. Stewart
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v12i4.3662
Subject(s) - psychology , appeal , exploratory factor analysis , experiential learning , social psychology , institution , salient , social capital , exploratory research , dimension (graph theory) , affect (linguistics) , sociology , political science , pedagogy , developmental psychology , social science , mathematics , communication , pure mathematics , law , psychometrics
Korean universities have shown a dramatic change in international student enrollment over the last 20 years. While a notable increase in enrollment is undeniable, factors related to international students at Korean universities are not well known or poorly understood. This exploratory correlational study investigated the relationship between gender and study level using the push-pull model among four pull factor dimensions: a) Appeal of Korea, b) Experiential Motivations, c) Social Network Influences, and d) Institutional Appeal. 601 short-term exchange students showed that Experiential Motivations were the most salient pull factor dimension in general. 2x3 ANOVA analyses indicated statistically significant differences by gender and study level among the four pull factor dimensions. We conclude by discussing mobility programs and the need to account for the different motivations of potential students typologically in order to design policies and programs more effectively.