scholarly journals Who are studying at International Branch Campuses in China? A case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 221258682110460
Author(s):  
Hongqing Yang ◽  
Minjie Wu
Keyword(s):  
College Choice ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Student Characteristics ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Legal Person ◽  
Direct Factor ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
International Branch Campuses

International Branch Campuses (IBCs) grow rapidly, and China is the largest host country of IBCs. This article examines the student characteristics at an IBC in China. The student characteristics arise from the literature regarding college choice and the choice of IBC. A documentary study examines the academic performance, represented by gaokao scores, of the students from an IBC with independent legal person status in China. Further, using the data of 798 survey respondents, the student characteristics are analyzed with a descriptive analysis, and the results are compared to the data in existent documents and reports. The results show that the development of IBCs in China favors urban and socioeconomically advantaged students. Family income becomes a stronger and direct factor on the choice of IBC. Chinese middle- and upper-class utilize their capitals to obtain study opportunities at IBCs. This article fills the gap in the student characteristics and identifies the inequalities at an IBC. The implications are discussed.

scholarly journals International Branch Campuses as an Entry Mode to the Foreign Education Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Egle Girdzijauskaite ◽  
Asta Radzeviciene ◽  
Arturas Jakubavicius ◽  
Audrius Banaitis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Branch Campus ◽  
Uppsala Model ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
International Branch Campuses ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Foreign Education ◽  
Service Export

Higher education institutions (HEIs), especially latecomer institutions, continue to regard exporting education services by creating a commercial presence in a foreign country with caution. The purpose of this paper is to investigate ways of creating and managing international branch campuses (IBCs) and to elaborate recommendations for universities on establishing a branch campus as an entry into the foreign education market. In order to reach this aim, we analyse the trends of IBC development in higher education in the last 30 years, compare the theory and concepts of service export in business and in higher education and, finally, conduct a case study on seven IBCs globally. The analysis shows clear synergy between business theory and higher education (HE); however, no obvious coherence is discovered between the IBC establishment practices and the traditional Uppsala internationalisation model used in international business practices. This research continues by verifying the coherence of IBCs with the revisited Uppsala model based on the relationships and market commitment.

scholarly journals Kontribusi Ibu Rumah Tangga Pekerja di Desa Non pertanian dan Desa Pertanian terhadap Pendapatan Rumah Tangga (Studi Kasus di Desa Beraban, Kecamatan Kediri dan Desa Wongaya Gede, Kecamatan Penebel, Kabupaten Tabanan)

2019 ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
MADE WAHYU LESTARI ◽  
KETUT BUDI SUSRUSA ◽  
NI WAYAN PUTU ARTINI
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Household Chores ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
The Family ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

The Contribution Made by the Employed Housewives Living at Agricultural andNon-agricultural Villages to Their Family Income(A Case Study Conducted at Beraban Village, Kediri District and Wongaya GedeVillage, Penebel District, Tabanan Regency)The faster economic growth leads to multiple effect and inspires different economicactivities which can absorb and cause housewives to have access to job opportunities.However, the job opportunities available at the agricultural village are different fromthose available at the non-agricultural village. As a consequence, the contribution madeby the housewives living at the agricultural village to the family income is differentfrom that made by those living in the non-agricultural village. This current study wasintended to (1) identify the extent to which the housewives living at the agriculturalvillage and non-agricultural village can contribute to the family income; (2) whatmotivated the housewives to work; and (3) what obstructed the housewives in theiremployment. This present study was conducted from July to August 2017 at BerabanVillage, Kediri District, and at Wongaya Gede Village, Penebel District. The sampleswere taken using the Multistage Random Sampling, and totaled 77. The data wereanalyzed using the quantitative descriptive analysis, different test, and descriptivequalitative analysis. The result of the study shows that (1) the contribution made by thehousewives living at the non-agricultural village was smaller than that made by thoseliving at the agricultural village; (2) spare time inspired most of the housewives living atthe non-agricultural village to work; (3) the household chores such as looking after theirhouses, taking care of their children, and the family members who were sick, and soforth obstructed them in their employment. Therefore, it is suggested to the housewivesboth living at the agricultural village and non-agricultural village to collaborate with therelated institutions as an attempt to improve their productivity and efficiency inorganizing their time.

EMI and the international branch campus

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-252
Author(s):  
Sara Hillman ◽  
Keith M. Graham ◽  
Zohreh R. Eslami
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Linguistic Landscape ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
International Branch Campuses ◽  
Transnational Higher Education ◽  
International Branch Campus ◽  
English Medium Instruction

Abstract Transnational higher education (TNHE), often based on export models of Western-based universities and driven by neoliberal market economy agendas, has spread across the globe. One example of TNHE is Qatar’s Education City where six prestigious American international branch campuses (IBCs) all administer their degrees through English medium instruction (EMI). While there is a burgeoning amount of research investigating and problematizing issues in EMI higher education institutions, IBCs are a unique EMI setting due to their heavy reliance on importing faculty, staff, curricula and practices from their home campuses. Thus, this study takes an ethnographic case study approach to examine the language planning and policy and linguistic landscape at one IBC in Qatar. Drawing on multiple sources of data, the study reveals both the overt and covert language policies and ideologies of the institution and its various stakeholders, and the extent to which languages other than English are used and accepted.

Factors Influencing Chinese Students’ Choice of an International Branch Campus: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-351
Author(s):  
Fangxuan (Sam) Li
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Students ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
For Profit ◽  
International Branch Campuses ◽  
International Branch Campus ◽  
Internationalization Of Education ◽  
Auto Ethnography

With the internationalization of education, studying at international branch campuses (IBCs) is becoming a popular choice in China. Taking Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE)—Surrey International Institute as an example, this article explores the choice criteria used by Chinese students enrolled at an IBC. Based on auto-ethnography and 46 in-depth semi-structured interviews, this study found that students’ choice of this particular IBC was influenced by personal reasons, institution image, program evaluation, and city effect. The study further proposes a model of factors that may influence Chinese students’ choice of an IBC. As the IBCs are run as for-profit ventures in an increasingly competitive environment, the marketing strategies to attract Chinese students to study at IBCs based on the findings are also discussed in this article.

What Kind of People Use Carsharing for Commuting? Case Study in Shanghai

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (5) ◽  
pp. 770-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhong Ye ◽  
Daoge Wang ◽  
Hua Zhang ◽  
Hong Yang
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
User Characteristics ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Commuting Mode ◽  
Study Offer

Carsharing as a service has been growing rapidly worldwide. Its expansion has drawn wide attention in the research community with regard to the underlying driving factors and user characteristics. Despite these extensive investigations, there are still limited studies focusing on the examination of users using carsharing as a commuting mode. The answers to questions such as what kind of people would like to use carsharing for commuting and why they frequently use carsharing to commute are not clear. To enrich our understanding of these problems, this paper aims to investigate carsharing commuters in a mega city. Specifically, it intends to integrate the actual user order data with survey data from 1,920 participants to uncover the characteristics of carsharing commuters. Data from the Evcard carsharing systems in Shanghai were explicitly analyzed. Through descriptive analysis and logistic regression models, the characteristics and critical factors that affect the choice of carsharing as a commuting mode were captured. The results show that: 1. carsharing commuters mostly live or work in suburban areas in which public transport accessibility is limited; 2. carsharing commuters are more likely to be highly educated, in a higher income bracket, and older than other carsharing members; 3. high-frequency carsharing commuters own a reduced number of private cars; and 4. those high-frequency carsharing commuters with higher income are less sensitive to the carsharing costs caused by congestion. The findings in the study offer some insights into carsharing commuters and provide some supportive information for considering policies in developing carsharing systems in urban areas.

scholarly journals Savings Habit Among Individuals in the Informal Sector: A Case Study of Gbegbeyishie Fishing Community in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bismark Addai ◽  
Adjei Gyamfi Gyimah ◽  
Wendy Kumah Boadi Owusu
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Fishing Communities ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
Earning Capacity ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

Savings among individuals in the informal sector is imperatively expedient if they are to have any decent and comfortable living conditions at retirement as savings in the informal sector become the obvious substitute for formal pensions. However, much is not known regarding the savings habits of informal sector, particularly, the fishing communities in Ghana. Apparently, this study investigates into the determinants of savings habit of the informal sector in Ghana, using the case of the Gbegbeyishie Fishing community. The data for the study was obtained through administering questionnaires and interviewing targeted respondents. A 120 sample size was randomly drawn from Gbegbeyishie fishing community in Ghana. This study employs the probit model in estimating the determinants of savings in the informal sector. SPSS and STATA statistical packages were employed in descriptive analysis and estimation of the probit model respectively.It is glaring in this study that age, gender and income are statistically significant conditions for savings in the informal sector. It is also evincing in this study that Age has a significant negative effect on savings and aging decreases the propensity to save by 0.1577656. On the other hand, income has statistically significant positive effect on savings and that a one unit change in the income variable increases the propensity to save by 0.1292502. Also, the probability for a male, all other factors held constant, to save is higher than for a female to save and being a man increases the propensity to save by 0.2024894. The study also revealed that the main hindrance to savings in the Gbegbeyishie Fishing Community is Low income.As a result, the authors recommend that men and married people should be targeted whiles paying little attention to the aged in stimulating savings among fishing communities in Ghana. Educational programs could also be organized for the workers in the informal sector as most of the workers have no education which could hinder their income earning capacity and for that matter savings. Further research could also be engineered to consider macro-economic conditions for savings habit in Ghana.

Provision of public services by Slovak local governments - Case study social protection – old age: A supply demand mismatch?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Černěnko ◽  
Klaudia Glittová
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Provision Of Services

The aim of the paper is to describe the supply of public services in the field of social protection - old age (represented by expenditures in group 10, class 2 of COFOG classification) in relation to the demand for these services represented by the population in the age group 62+ related to the size and region of the local government unit. The analysis of supply and demand takes place at the level of individual local governments and the results are then presented in relation to the size of the municipality and the region. Two approaches were used for the analysis. The first focuses on the description of the current situation through the categorization of local governments according to the approach to the provision of services, and the second consists in regression analysis. The results of the regression analysis suggest that the size of the municipality and the region do not play as important a role in terms of access to the provision of the examined services as indicated by the first, descriptive analysis. To find a "pattern" for local authorities to decide on access to services for the elderly, further research will be needed that takes into account several socio-economic indicators.

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