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Tijmen Weber; Christof van Mol; Maarten H. J. Wolbers – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2024
This paper focuses on international student mobility and the funding of higher education. We theorize that relying on international students for funding is stronger for institutions in developed English-speaking countries because they more often adopt marketization practices. Compared to Northern and Southern European countries, we find that they…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Foreign Students, Income, Study Abroad
James-MacEachern, Melissa; Yun, Dongkoo – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: There is little research into small higher education institutions and international students' choice in selecting these institutions. The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors that influence international student choices in selecting a small institution. In particular, this study compares the differences between Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, College Choice
Briggs, Tracey – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2014
This latest report in the GMAC® Data-to-Go Series looks at regional differences in demographics, motivations, and preferred study destinations of individuals pursuing graduate management education around the world. Key themes of student demographics, GMAT score-sending destinations, program preferences, and career intentions appear in data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education
Tavares, Vander, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Canada has become one of the most popular destinations for international students at the higher education level. A number of complex factors and trends, both in Canada and globally, have contributed to the emergence of Canada as a destination for international higher education. However, more research is still needed to better understand the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Experience, Higher Education
Baker, Jayne – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2014
Although we know a great deal about college choice in nations such as the United States, we know considerably less about how college choice operates in settings lacking well-defined hierarchies between higher education institutions. In the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, students from high socio-economic status backgrounds are…
Descriptors: College Choice, Institutional Characteristics, Reputation, School Effectiveness

Page, Stewart – Canadian Journal of Education, 1998
Analyzes several statistical and related aspects of the ranking of Canadian universities published by "MacLean's," a major mass-circulation magazine in November 1997. Such ratings give students information they do not need and which is of little use in rational decision making. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Colleges, Decision Making

Graettinger, John S. – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
Findings of the 1985 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) are presented. Information is provided on number of applicants, withdrawals, and active participants who are matched/unmatched and positions offered by specialty and type of applicants (U.S., Canadian, and foreign students). (SW)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Foreign Students, Graduate Medical Students
Dennison, John D.; Schuetze, Hans G. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2004
British Columbia has implemented two significant higher education reforms in the last 15 years. The first was an "Access for All" policy, and in particular, the creation of a new breed of institution--university colleges--and recognition of the right of colleges and institutes to confer "applied" degrees. The second reform,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Public Sector, Higher Education
Basch, Rebecca A., Ed.; Meyer, Linnea, Ed. – 1989
Information on four-year accredited institutions of higher education is presented in four volumes in an early retrievable format to cover the regions of the United States: the northeast, southeast, west, and midwest. It is designed to help counselors, parents, college-bound students, and continuing education students choose a school that best…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Choice, Continuing Education
Martin, Charlene, Comp.; Charles, Roger, Comp. – 1981
The directory, intended to assist Native American students in choosing a university, provides descriptions of native studies programs at 10 Canadian and 15 United States universities. Programs are fundamentally taken directly from the calendars of the respective universities. Criterion for selection was where a calendar clearly identified a…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, College Choice, Colleges
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 2003
The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) and its member institutions participated in the 2002 University Applicant Survey to gain a better understanding of prospective university students. The survey investigated various facets of the 2002 applicant pool, ranging from its demographic composition, academic achievements and educational intentions,…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Enrollment Influences, Foreign Countries

Davies, Scott; Hammack, Floyd M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2005
The past decade has witnessed a sea change in ideologies about higher education in North America and in many countries beyond. Canadians and Americans increasingly believe that an emerging "knowledge economy" is demanding skills than can be acquired only with a post secondary education. In the United States, a "college for all"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, North Americans, Ideology, Academic Aspiration

Buckley, Patrick G.; And Others – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1996
A survey of 194 adult community college students and potential students in Ontario (Canada) investigated factors in education decision-making, for purposes of student recruitment. It was found that the Latent Variable Partial Least Squares model of analysis highlights best the important factors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Choice, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Davis, Christine K. – 1984
Accessibility to a college education in Ontario, Canada, was assessed by studying the pattern of acceptances and rejections of various choices made by unregistered college applicants. Study concerns included: total offers to programs of choice from any college and from an Ontario college only; offers by institution type and program type for first…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, College Admission, College Applicants
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 1980
Summary 1978 statistics on application and registration patterns of applicants wishing to pursue full-time study in first-year places in Ontario universities are presented. Comparative data since 1973 are included. Statistics are provided on regular applicants and year five applicants, or those applicants who were registered during the 1977-78…
Descriptors: Age, College Applicants, College Choice, Comparative Analysis