Exploring the motivations of African students to choose Hong Kong Universities

This research explored the motivations of African students to choose Hong Kong universities. This research employed a qualitative dominant, quantitative supplement approach to explore the motivations of ten African students for enrolling at universities in Hong Kong. A number of motivations were ide...

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Main Authors: Tsui, Chak-pong, Gordon, 徐澤邦
Language:English
Published: The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198868
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Summary:This research explored the motivations of African students to choose Hong Kong universities. This research employed a qualitative dominant, quantitative supplement approach to explore the motivations of ten African students for enrolling at universities in Hong Kong. A number of motivations were identified with academic motivation being the most important. There were also other motivations but these were on a minor scale or an individual basis. Implications of this research for university admission policy were discussed at the end of this research paper. === published_or_final_version === Education === Master === Master of Education