Japanese College Students' Study Abroad Decisions: Perspectives of Japanese Study Abroad Administrators

Autor/inn/en	Porter, Richard; Porter, Noriko
Titel	Japanese College Students' Study Abroad Decisions: Perspectives of Japanese Study Abroad Administrators
Quelle	In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 19 (2020) 2, S.54-71 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-493X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Study Abroad; Decision Making; Administrator Attitudes; Cultural Influences; Parent Child Relationship; Peer Influence; Parent Influence; Costs; School Schedules; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Employment; Barriers; Family Influence; Institutional Cooperation; Educational Policy; World Problems; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Cost; Kosten; Schulzeiteinteilung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Dienstverhältnis; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Weltproblem
Abstract	This paper examines the factors that impact Japanese students' decisions to study abroad from the perspectives of Japanese study abroad administrators. In-depth interviews of five study abroad administrators at Japanese universities were qualitatively analysed. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory was used to identify various immediate and distant environmental factors related to students' decisions to study abroad. The results suggested mixed findings for factors affecting contemporary Japanese students studying abroad, such as the 'inwardness' of Japanese students and the success of current Japanese government and corporate efforts to internationalize higher education. In addition, the study found that the Japanese cultural pattern of conformity and dependent parent-child relationships are affecting students' choice to go overseas. These findings have implications for: (1) study abroad administrators to use culturally calibrated strategies in facilitating study abroad participation through greater involvement of peers and parents; and (2) policymakers to provide more individual scholarships than targeted institutional support. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Oceania Comparative and International Education Society. Wellington, New Zealand. Web site:https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/IEJ/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01