Students' Decision Making About Postgraduate Education at G University in China: The Main Factors and the Role of Family and of Teachers
The paper draws on findings from a case study which explored factors influencing students' decision making of postgraduate (PG) education at G University in China. Both questionnaires and follow up interviews were used for data collection. This paper reports the main reasons for students' choices of subject and institution for PG education, and the influences of families and teachers, and of guanxi in their decision making. The findings show that both families and teachers play important roles in shaping students' decision making about PG education. It provides insights into students' decision making about higher education embedded in the Chinese culture of Confucianism.