Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis
A correspondence analysis technique was employed to elicit information from international students pertaining to their choice of study destination. A survey of international students at a major Australian university revealed that the proximity of the city to the students' home countries, in add...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
Routledge
2006
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91062 |
| _version_ | 1848765490907840512 |
|---|---|
| author | Shanka, Tekle Quintal, Vanessa Taylor, Ruth |
| author_facet | Shanka, Tekle Quintal, Vanessa Taylor, Ruth |
| author_sort | Shanka, Tekle |
| building | Curtin Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | A correspondence analysis technique was employed to elicit information from international students pertaining to their choice of study destination. A survey of international students at a major Australian university revealed that the proximity of the city to the students' home countries, in addition to safety, the educational quality/variety, etc. were the main reason for choosing this city for their study. Other reasons for choice included cost of living and tuition fees. A correspondence analysis (CA) data analysis technique was employed resulting in a two-dimension solution on a safety/proximity and quality/ familiarity continuum was considered acceptable. The two-dimension solution with a significant chi-square (X2) value accounted for 93 % of the total variance explained. Results were discussed and future research directions were indicated. Copyright (c) by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T11:36:05Z |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | curtin-20.500.11937-91062 |
| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T11:36:05Z |
| publishDate | 2006 |
| publisher | Routledge |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-910622023-05-23T00:41:34Z Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis Shanka, Tekle Quintal, Vanessa Taylor, Ruth A correspondence analysis technique was employed to elicit information from international students pertaining to their choice of study destination. A survey of international students at a major Australian university revealed that the proximity of the city to the students' home countries, in addition to safety, the educational quality/variety, etc. were the main reason for choosing this city for their study. Other reasons for choice included cost of living and tuition fees. A correspondence analysis (CA) data analysis technique was employed resulting in a two-dimension solution on a safety/proximity and quality/ familiarity continuum was considered acceptable. The two-dimension solution with a significant chi-square (X2) value accounted for 93 % of the total variance explained. Results were discussed and future research directions were indicated. Copyright (c) by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91062 10.1300/J050v15n02_02 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Shanka, Tekle Quintal, Vanessa Taylor, Ruth Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis |
| title | Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis |
| title_full | Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis |
| title_short | Factors Influencing International Students' Choice of an Education Destination-A Correspondence Analysis |
| title_sort | factors influencing international students' choice of an education destination-a correspondence analysis |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91062 |