AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVE
The exponential growth of African studentsâ mobility to China has become a cause célèbre in China-Africa relations. As of 2018, the African students occupied 16.57% of the international students in China. Against this backdrop, it is imperative to understand the drivers and motivations behind thei...
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| description | The exponential growth of African studentsâ mobility to China has become a cause célèbre in China-Africa relations. As of 2018, the African students occupied 16.57% of the international students in China. Against this backdrop, it is imperative to understand the drivers and motivations behind their continuous influx to Chinese higher education institutions. This paper goes beyond the commonly used âpull-pushâ model and approaches this trend from a holistic perspective provided by Bronfenbrennerâs ecological systems theory. Through a mixed approach, we explored the impact of the studentsâ multi-dimensional environment on their decision-making of mobility to China. Data from a survey of 375 participants and 15 interviews showed that the macrosystem had the utmost influence on choosing China as their study destination. It also shows that the economic factors and the pursuit of better education amalgamate the âwhyâ and âhowâ in the studentsâ decision-making process. Although they opt for quality education, African students tend to carefully weigh the yearnings and earnings of mobility to China through self-bargaining and self-negotiations. The implications on international studentsâ mobility are discussed in this article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b74a4fa524c444029bfd9a3042f528142022-12-22T01:28:30ZengEstonian Academy PublishersTrames1406-09221736-75142022-05-0126218520610.3176/tr.2022.2.0510.3176/tr.2022.2.05AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVEBouchaib ChkaifMarwan H. SallamMinghua XuHanane ThamikThe exponential growth of African studentsâ mobility to China has become a cause célèbre in China-Africa relations. As of 2018, the African students occupied 16.57% of the international students in China. Against this backdrop, it is imperative to understand the drivers and motivations behind their continuous influx to Chinese higher education institutions. This paper goes beyond the commonly used âpull-pushâ model and approaches this trend from a holistic perspective provided by Bronfenbrennerâs ecological systems theory. Through a mixed approach, we explored the impact of the studentsâ multi-dimensional environment on their decision-making of mobility to China. Data from a survey of 375 participants and 15 interviews showed that the macrosystem had the utmost influence on choosing China as their study destination. It also shows that the economic factors and the pursuit of better education amalgamate the âwhyâ and âhowâ in the studentsâ decision-making process. Although they opt for quality education, African students tend to carefully weigh the yearnings and earnings of mobility to China through self-bargaining and self-negotiations. The implications on international studentsâ mobility are discussed in this article.https://kirj.ee/wp-content/plugins/kirj/pub/TRAMES-2-2022-185-206_20220523134525.pdfinternational student mobilityafrican studentsecological systemshigher educationchinaafrica |
| spellingShingle | Bouchaib Chkaif Marwan H. Sallam Minghua Xu Hanane Thamik AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVE Trames international student mobility african students ecological systems higher education china africa |
| title | AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVE |
| title_full | AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVE |
| title_fullStr | AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVE |
| title_full_unstemmed | AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVE |
| title_short | AFRICAN STUDENTS’ MOBILITY TO CHINA AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMATIC PERSPECTIVE |
| title_sort | african students mobility to china an ecological systematic perspective |
| topic | international student mobility african students ecological systems higher education china africa |
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