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@article{ART002361825},
author={PEDERSON RODNEY W},
title={Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2018},
volume={51},
pages={103-131},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103}

TY - JOUR
AU - PEDERSON RODNEY W
TI - Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2018
VL - 51
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 103
EP - 131
SN - 1598-0685
AB - This study examines motivations for international students to study abroad at Korean universities. Employing qualitative and mixed methods, this study used grounded theory to analyse data obtained from student interviews, essays, digital storytelling videos, and student video representations to explicate the nature of study of six subjects. All subjects were enrolled in English Education courses during years 2014-2017. The researcher was the course instructor. Results from this study revealed that major codes that emerged from data analyses were those of economics, culture, language study, and personal development, corroborating with findings of most research literature regarding international students’ motivations (OUSO, 2015). However, survey of professional literature and study data showed that motivational codes presented in the literature and this study, were discursive in nature in that each code was not only connected to all other codes, but also mutually co-constructive. As such, this study suggests that motivational codes found in study abroad literature were discursive in nature, resembling Bourdieu’s (1991) theory of economic, social, and cultural capitals. Results of this study suggest that various motivations for studying abroad are subsumed under economic logic of expense and career development.
KW - Cross-Cultural Studies;international student motivation;study abroad;discursive relations
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103
ER -

PEDERSON RODNEY W. (2018). Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development. Cross-Cultural Studies, 51, 103-131.

PEDERSON RODNEY W. 2018, "Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.51, pp.103-131. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103

PEDERSON RODNEY W "Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development" Cross-Cultural Studies 51 pp.103-131 (2018) : 103.

PEDERSON RODNEY W. Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development. 2018; 51 103-131. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103

PEDERSON RODNEY W. "Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development" Cross-Cultural Studies 51(2018) : 103-131.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103

PEDERSON RODNEY W. Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development. Cross-Cultural Studies, 51, 103-131. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103

PEDERSON RODNEY W. Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2018; 51 103-131. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103

PEDERSON RODNEY W. Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development. 2018; 51 103-131. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103

PEDERSON RODNEY W. "Motivations for International Students to Study Abroad at Korean Universities: Economics, Language, Culture, and Personal Development" Cross-Cultural Studies 51(2018) : 103-131.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.51..103