Chinese immigrants studying and working in Sweden -A Push-Pull analysis of their motivation and experiences
Sammanfattning
This is a qualitative research study, which aims to explore why Chinese students
choose to study and work in Sweden and find out what “Pushes” them from China
and what “Pulls” them to study and work in Sweden. The “Push – Pull” model was
used to analyze the data. A face-to-face interview was conducted with six respondents
who have both studied and worked in Sweden.
The results show that there are four main motives influencing Chinese students who
to study abroad; personal, academic, economic and social/cultural once. Their most
common experiences during their study period were foreign language anxiety,
different educational system, adapting to a new life and loneliness.
The motives behind staying in Sweden and work were personal, professional,
economical and environmental. Experiences they wanted to highlight from this were:
guaranteed breaks, good relations with colleagues, equal treatment for all employees
and the Swedish language barrier.
Some other findings, not really expected, were that my respondents’ had been more
interested in fulfilling their own desires of studying abroad and less influenced by the
opinion of their parents. Their motivation for studying abroad had also changed; the
students had begun to take environmental factors into account in their decision to
study abroad. The study is finished with a list of some advices for helping Chinese
students who want to study and work abroad.
Examinationsnivå
Student essay
Fil(er)
Datum
2019-02-13Författare
Liu, Fangfei
Nyckelord
Chinese immigrants, push-pull analyses, study and work motivation for being in Sweden
Språk
eng