International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 12 Issue 5
Available Online: 15 June 2024
Author/s:
Zhang, Hangtao
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines
Abstract:
With the advancement of China-Africa relations in the new era and the prosperous development of international student education in China, more and more African friends choose to study in China. This study aimed to study the education management and motivation of African students in China. The study made use of the descriptive design with 351 participants from a Jiangsu Normal University in China. The statistical tools used in the study were percentage for the profile weighted mean and ranking to determine the education management in terms of enrollment management, teaching management, management staff dealing with international students, daily management, and emotions and attitudes and the motivation dimension which included attractive factor to study abroad, opportunities in the future, and inducement to study abroad. To test the differences in the responses when grouped into profile, the ANOVA and the T-test were used, and Pearson r was used for the test of relationship. The findings of the study revealed that in terms of sex, the respondents had a nearly equal number, the age is concentrated in 19-30 years old, the most popular major was Internet Economics, all of them were African students in China. In terms of education management, African students generally agreed to all dimensions. Respondents agreed on the motivation to study abroad, with the highest being attractive factor and the lowest being inducement to study abroad. Sex had a significant difference on the dimensions on education management and on motivation, there were significant differences on attractive factor to study abroad, and opportunities in the future, which indicated that males and females have different levels of adaptability and preference for acceptance of education management and motivation to study abroad. All other items did not show significant differences. Alongside, education management was each significantly related to the dimensions of motivation. It indicates that there was a strong correlation between the education management of Chinese universities and the motivation of foreign students to study abroad. An action plan was proposed to improve education management and motivation in the universities. Optimization of education management in Chinese universities will stimulate foreign students to study in China, and foreign students’ motivation to study in China will promote the progress of education management in Chinese universities.
Keywords: international student, education management, study abroad motivation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1066
Cite this article:
Zhang, H. (2024). Education management and African college students’ motivation to study abroad in China. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 12(5), 77-85. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1066