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Uluslararası Öğrencilerin Üniversite Seçimini Etkileyen Etmenler

Year 2017, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 94 - 104, 01.08.2017

Soner Polat Yaser Arslan

Abstract

Araştırmanın amacı, Türkiye'deki yükseköğrenim kurumlarında öğrenim gören uluslararası öğrencilerin ülkeleri dışında bir üniversiteyi seçerken kullandıkları seçim ölçütlerini ortaya koymaktır. Araştırma, Türkiye'nin Marmara bölgesinde yer alan Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi ve Kocaeli Üniversitesi'nde öğrenim gören 67 ülkeden 228 uluslararası öğrencinin oluşturduğu çalışma grubu ile yapılmıştır. Çalışma nitel araştırma deseni kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri bir açık uçlu soru aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler içerik analizinin aşamalarına tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda uluslararası öğrencilerin üniversite tercihi yaparken kullandıkları ölçütler; akademik, örgütsel, ekonomik, sosyal ve bireysel etmenler olmak üzere beş ana tema altında toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda uluslararası öğrencilerin üniversite tercihi yaparken kullandıkları en önemli ölçütün akademik etmenler altında yer alan eğitim kalitesi alt temasının olduğu saptanmıştır. Üniversite seçimindeki diğer önemli ölçütler ise burs olanakları, üniversitenin yer aldığı şehrin özellikleri, üniversitenin ve akademik personelin ünü, bölüm tercihi ve tanıdık önerileridir.

Keywords

Uluslararası öğrenci üniversite seçimi yükseköğretim.

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  • Moogan, Y. J., and Baron, S. (2003) An analysis of student characteristics within the student decision making process. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 27(3), 271–287.
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  • Price, I., Matzdorf, L., and Agahi, H. (2003). The impact of facilities on student choice of university, International Journal of Educational Management, 21(10), 212–22.
  • Ramasubramanian, S., Gyure, J. F., and Mursi, N. M. (2003). Impact of internet images: Impression-formation effects of university web site images. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 12(2), 49–68.
  • Sayan, Y. ve Aksu, H. H. (2005). Akademik personel olmayan lisansüstü eğitim yapan bireylerin karşılaştıkları sorunlar üzerine bir çalışma. Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 17, 59–60.
  • Shank, M. D., and Beasley, F. (1998). Gender effects on the university selection process. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 8(3), 63–71.
  • Soutar, G. N., and Turner, J.P. (2002). Students’ preferences for university: A conjoint analysis. The International Journal of Educational Management, 16(1), 40–45.
  • Şemeret, M. (2015). Türkiye ve İngiltere yükseköğretimindeki uluslararası- laşma politikalarına karşılaştırmalı bir yaklaşım. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, 5(1), 27–31.
  • Tekelioğlu, S., Başer, H., Örtlek, M. ve Aydınlı, C. (2012). Uluslararası öğrencilerin ülke ve üniversite seçiminde etkili faktörler: Vakıf üniversitesi örneği. Organizasyon ve Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi, 4(2), 191-200.
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The factors that affect international students' university selection

Year 2017, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 94 - 104, 01.08.2017

Soner Polat Yaser Arslan

Abstract

This study aims to reveal choice criteria of international students who study at higher education institutions in Turkey while they prefer an abroad university. Participants of the study were 228 international students from 67 countries who study at Gebze Technical University and Kocaeli University. Qualitative research method was used in this study. Data of the research were gathered via an open-ended question, and content analysis procedure was applied to the data. Results revealed that choice criteria of international students during university preference were classified under five themes such as academic, organizational, economic, social, and individual factors. According to results, international students used quality of education, sub-theme of academic factors most, during their university preference. Other important criteria were scholarship opportunities, opportunities provided by the city where the university is situated, reputation of the university and academic staff, department preference, and suggestions of acquaintances.

Keywords

International student higher education university preference.

References

  • Absher, K., and Crawford, G. (1996), Marketing the community college starts with understanding students’ perspectives. Community College Review, 23(4), 59–67.
  • Ancheh, K. S. B., Krishnan, A., and Nurtjahja, O. (2007). Evaluative crite- ria for selection of private universities and colleges in Malaysia. Journal of International Management Studies, 2(1), 1–11.
  • Anılan, H., Çemrek, F. ve Anagün, Ş. S. (2008). Ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin meslek seçimi ve üniversite tercihlerine ilişkin görüşleri (Eskişehir örneği). e-Journal of New World Sciences, 3(2), 238–249.
  • Baker, S., and Brown, B. (2007). Images of excellence: Constructions of institutional prestige and reflections in the university choice process. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 28(3), 377–391.
  • Briggs, S. (2007). An exploratory study of the factors influencing under- graduate student choice: The case of higher education in Scotland. Studies in Higher Education, 31(6), 705–722.
  • Briggs, S., and Wilson, A. (2007). Which university? A study of the influ- ence of cost and information factors on Scottish undergraduate choice. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 29(1), 57–72.
  • Cerna, L. (2014). The internationalisation of higher education: Three European universities in comparative perspective. Working paper no: 114, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, Oxford University.
  • Chapman, D. (1981). A model of student college choice. Journal of Higher Education, 52(5), 490–505.
  • Coccari, R., and Javalgi, R. (1995). Analysis of students’ needs in selecting a college or university in a changing environment. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 6(2), 27–39.
  • Çetinsaya, G. (2014). Büyüme, kalite, uluslararasılaşma: Türkiye yükseköğreti- mi için bir yol haritası. Ankara: YÖK. 2 Mart 2016 tarihinde <https:// forum.yok.gov.tr/docs/YolHaritasi.pdf> adresinden erişildi.
  • de Wit, H. (2008). Changing trends in the internationalisation of higher educa- tion. 17 Mart 2016 tarihinde <http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/ research/seminarpapers/deWitPres061008.pdf> adresinden erişildi.
  • Gavcar, E., Bulut, Z. ve Karabulut, A. (2005). Öğrencilerin iktisadi ve idari bilimler fakültesini tercih nedenleri ve beklentileri (Muğla Üniversitesi örneği). İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 7(1), 21–39.
  • Jackson, G. A. (1986). Workable, comprehensive models of college choice. Final and technical report to National Institute of Education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.
  • Joseph, M., and Joseph, B. (2000). Indonesian students’ perceptions of choice criteria in the selection of a tertiary institution: Strategic impli- cations. International Journal of Educational Management, 14(1), 40–44.
  • Kalkınma Araştırmaları Merkezi (KAM) (2015). Yükseköğretimin Uluslararasılaşması Çerçevesinde Türk Üniversitelerinin Uluslararası Öğren- ciler İçin Çekim Merkezi Haline Getirilmesi Araştırma Projesi Raporu. 8 Nisan 2016 tarihinde <http://kam.kalkinma.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/04/Uluslararasi_Ogrenci_Raporu_2015.pdf> adresinden erişildi.
  • Kıyak, S. (2006). Genel lise öğrencilerinin meslek seçimi yaparken temel aldığı kriterler. Yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi, Yeditepe Üniversitesi, İstan- bul.
  • Lee, J. J., and Sehoole, C. (2014). Pull factors and obstacles for international students in South Africa. International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA). 9 Mart 2016 tarihinde <http://www.universityworld- news.com/article.php?story=20140905134914811#.VA2qdYcG2wU.t witter> adresinden erişildi.
  • Li, M., and Bray, M. (2007). Cross-border flows of students for higher edu- cation: Push–pull factors and motivations of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong and Macau. Higher Education, 53(6), 791–818.
  • Lin, L. (1997). What are the student education and educational related needs? Marketing and Research Today, 25(3), 199–212.
  • Mangan, J., Hughes, A., Davies, P., and Slack, K. (2010). Fair access, achievement and geography: Explaining the association between social class and students’ choice of university. Studies in Higher Education, 35(3), 335–350.
  • Maringe, F., and Carter, S. (2007). International students’ motivations for studying in UK HE: Insights into the choice and decision making of African students. International Journal of Educational Management, 21(6), 459–475.
  • Mazzarol, T., and Soutar, G. N. (2002). Push-pull factors influencing stu- dent destination choice. International Journal of Education Management, 16(2), 82–90.
  • Mehboob, F., Shah, S. M. M, and Bhutto, N. A. (2012). Factors influenc- ing student’s enrollment decisions in selection of higher education institutions (HEI’s). Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, 4(5), 558–568.
  • Ming, J. S. K. (2010). Instutional factors influencing students’ college choice decision in Malaysia: A conceptual framework. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 1(3), 53–58.
  • Moogan, Y. J., and Baron, S. (2003) An analysis of student characteristics within the student decision making process. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 27(3), 271–287.
  • OECD (2009). Higher education to 2030 (Vol. 2): Globalisation. Paris: OECD.
  • OECD (2011). Education at a glance, 2011. Paris: OECD.
  • OECD (2014). Education at a glance, 2014. Paris: OECD.
  • Özer, M. (2012). Türkiye’de uluslararası öğrenciler. Yüksekögretim ve Bilim Dergisi, 2(1), 10–13.
  • Özgüven, İ. E. (2011), Psikolojik testler. Ankara: PDREM Yayınları.
  • Özoğlu, M., Gür, B. S. ve Coşkun, İ. (2012). Küresel eğilimler ışığında Türkiye’de uluslararası öğrenciler. Ankara: SETA.
  • Özyürek, R. ve Atıcı, M. (2002). Üniversite öğrencilerinin meslek seçimi kararlarında kendilerine yardım eden kaynakların belirlenmesi. Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi, 2(17), 33–42.
  • Paulsen, M. B. (1990). College choice: Understanding student enrollment behav- ior. (Report No. EDO-HE-90-60), Washington, D.C.: ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education.
  • Price, I., Matzdorf, L., and Agahi, H. (2003). The impact of facilities on student choice of university, International Journal of Educational Management, 21(10), 212–22.
  • Ramasubramanian, S., Gyure, J. F., and Mursi, N. M. (2003). Impact of internet images: Impression-formation effects of university web site images. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 12(2), 49–68.
  • Sayan, Y. ve Aksu, H. H. (2005). Akademik personel olmayan lisansüstü eğitim yapan bireylerin karşılaştıkları sorunlar üzerine bir çalışma. Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 17, 59–60.
  • Shank, M. D., and Beasley, F. (1998). Gender effects on the university selection process. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 8(3), 63–71.
  • Soutar, G. N., and Turner, J.P. (2002). Students’ preferences for university: A conjoint analysis. The International Journal of Educational Management, 16(1), 40–45.
  • Şemeret, M. (2015). Türkiye ve İngiltere yükseköğretimindeki uluslararası- laşma politikalarına karşılaştırmalı bir yaklaşım. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, 5(1), 27–31.
  • Tekelioğlu, S., Başer, H., Örtlek, M. ve Aydınlı, C. (2012). Uluslararası öğrencilerin ülke ve üniversite seçiminde etkili faktörler: Vakıf üniversitesi örneği. Organizasyon ve Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi, 4(2), 191-200.
  • THE (2015a). Times Higher Education Supplement. 2014-2015 THE One Hundred under Fifty. 8 Nisan 2016 tarihinde <http://www. timeshigh- ereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014/one-hundred- under-fifty/> adresinden erişildi.
  • THE (2015b). Times Higher Education Supplement. 2014-2015 THE World University Rankings. 8 Nisan 2016 tarihinde <http://www. timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-universityrankings/2014-15/world- ranking/> adresinden erişildi.
  • Wilkins, S., and Huisman, J. (2013). Student evaluation of university image attractiveness and its impact on student attachment to international branch campuses. Journal of Studies in International Education, 17(5), 607–623.
  • Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H. (2013). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
  • YÖK (2016). Öğrenci sayıları. 8 Nisan 2016 tarihinde <http://istatistik.yok. gov.tr> adresinden erişildi.
  • Yusof, M., Ahmad, S. N. B., Tajudin, M., and Ravindran, R. (2008). A study of factors influencing the selection of a higher education institution. UNITAR e-Journal, 4(2), 27–40.
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Publication Date August 1, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 7 Issue: 2

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