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researcher discovered the 9 reasons why the 30 Korean students
decided to come to the
United States and 1 of the American universities, UNK. The researcher thought that the
Table 3
Push Factors
Push
Factors
1. Unavailability of specialized and training programs in international students’ countries
2. The competitive colleges or universities entry requirements in their countries
3. Unstable political circumstances and the overwhelming burden of their academic demands
4. To gain international experiences and to have opportunities to improve their career
5. To obtain English proficiency
Table 4
Pull Factors
Pull Factors
1. The best academic program in the world; Ivy-League schools in America
2. Better pay and benefits in developed or advanced countries
3. International relationships between the host countries and home countries
4. The economic and military power of developed or advanced countries
5. Successful educational marketing projects promoted by study abroad destination countries
6. Complicated school application processes and visa procedures in study abroad destination countries
7. Safety issues
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following reasons are closely related to “push” and “pull” factors. First, the majority of
the 30 Korean students studied English extensively through public schools and private
institutes because of the importance of English abilities in the Korean society. Second,
the quality and the structure of the English educational environment
in Korea were not
effective or efficient, so most of the 30 Korean students came to UNK to overcome their
lack of English speaking, listening, writing, and vocabulary skills. Third, 21 out of 30
Korean students heard the UNK information from their school representatives. Fourth,
20 out of 30 Korean students came to the United States to focus on improving their
English proficiency.
Fifth, 8 out of 30 Korean students obtained the diverse experiences
by living in
college dormitories and engaging with American students and the local community
members. Sixth, 8 out of 30 Korean students came to UNK because of the
uncomplicated application process and the relatively low English requirement to gain
admission to the UNK undergraduate program. Seventh, 8 out of 30 Korean
students
thought that the United States has the best academic programs, a great amount of natural
and financial resources, and a strong military power compared
to any other country in the
world. Eighth, 7 out of 30 Korean students wanted to study in the specialized programs,
such as leadership, aviation, pharmacy,
English education, psychology, musical theater,
sport marketing and business administration, in the United States. Ninth, 5 out of 30
Korean students agreed that they came to UNK because they heard
that UNK is very safe
compared to a big city in the United States.
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Through this research study’s findings, the researcher of this study found that the
nine factors significantly affected all 30 Korean students to come to the United States and
the city of Kearney. In addition, the previous studies’ findings and this research study’s
findings have similarities and commonalities. However, No. 2 “push” factor and No. 2
and 3 “pull” factors had no significance to participants in this study. Therefore, the
researcher determined that except No. 2 “push” factor and No. 2 and 3 “pull” factors, the
other “push” and “pull” factors strongly influence South Korean
students decide to come
to America instead of the other English speaking countries.
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