Decision strategies and influencing factors of international students' university entrance in Japan
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https://doi.org/10.32674/myc3w256Keywords:
university entrance examination, international students; , career decision strategiesAbstract
International students need to consider multiple constraints simultaneously in their decision-making for university admission. However, most of them face the problems of lacking knowledge of the decision-making process and making decisions on where to go before they become familiar with the university. This study focused on international students who planned to study at a Japanese university, proposed the factors influencing career decision strategies, and examined each factor via exploratory factor analysis. Based on the exploratory factor analysis results, we construct a decision-making model and employ SEM analysis to investigate how international students in Japan overcome constraints and ultimately make decisions, identifying common behavioral patterns among them.
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