Shkoler Or, Rabenu Edna
HEC Montréal, Montréal, QC Canada.
Tel-Hai Academic College, Qiryat Shemona, Israel.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Aug 23:1-14. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03619-5.
This article summarizes a vast literature tracing the plethora of motivations of international students to study abroad. We detail the push factors (i.e., personal goals) and pull factors (i.e., attracting elements) for this decision to pursue higher education overseas. To elaborate, the push factors are around the attainment and/or increase of three main capitals: human, financial and psychological. Pull factors are around the attracting capacity of three main entities: the destination country, the hosting city and the academic institution. Furthermore, the paper highlights the conditions that may enhance or inhibit student mobility for higher education abroad (for example, social networks, transportation accessibility, legal requirements and more). Special reference is given to the mobility of international students in the COVID-19 pandemic.
本文总结了大量文献，这些文献追溯了国际学生出国留学的诸多动机。我们详细阐述了促使他们做出在海外接受高等教育这一决定的推力因素（即个人目标）和拉力因素（即吸引因素）。具体而言，推力因素围绕三种主要资本的获取和/或增加：人力、财力和心理资本。拉力因素则围绕三个主要实体的吸引力：目的地国家、东道城市和学术机构。此外，本文还强调了可能促进或抑制学生出国留学的条件（例如，社交网络、交通便利性、法律要求等）。特别提及了新冠疫情期间国际学生的流动性。
