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This book unpacks the complex dynamics of Hong Kong students' choice in pursuing undergraduate education at the universities of Mainland China. With its focus on student choice and experiences of studying in China, this book's research and policy findings will interest researchers, university administrators, school principals and teachers.
List of contents
1. The changing scene 2. Framing the concepts 3. Macro contexts under “One Country, Two Systems” 4. The pull: Mainland universities' incentivizing admission policies and strategies 5. The push: Hong Kong schools' facilitating roles and strategies 6. Making a choice: Family and society 7. The rationale of making the choice: Four scenarios of student choice 8. The process of making the choice: Three phases and the factors of influence 9. Making a negotiated choice: Trans-contextualization 10. Contributions and conclusion
About the author
Alice Y.C. Te received her Ph.D. in Education and B.Soc.Sc. in Management from The University of Hong Kong, and M.A. in Training and Human Resource Development from the University of Technology Sydney. She is currently the Managing Editor of Public Administration and Policy: An Asia-Pacific Journal published by Emerald in the United Kingdom. She is also a Director of Studies and Supervisor of doctoral student dissertations of the DBA programme, University of Wales Trinity Saint David operated by the Hong Kong Management Association in Hong Kong, as well as a Postdoctoral Research Associate of the Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia (CHERA) at The University of Hong Kong, and Vice President for Journal Publication of the Hong Kong Public Administration Association. Her research interests include international student mobility, cross-border higher education, education policies in Greater Bay Area of China.
Summary
This book unpacks the complex dynamics of Hong Kong students’ choice in pursuing undergraduate education at the universities of Mainland China. With its focus on student choice and experiences of studying in China, this book’s research and policy findings will interest researchers, university administrators, school principals and teachers.
