An analysis of international student inflow into the United States

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1、ANANALYSISOFINTERNATIONALSTUDENTINFLOWINTOTHEUNITEDSTATESByMeeYoungHanSubmittedtotheFacultyoftheSchoolofPublicAffairsofAmericanUniversityinPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfortheDegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyInPublicAdministratisChair:Dr.RuthLaneDr.LauraLanDr.ToddEisenstadtD

2、eanofSchooloPREVIEWfPublicAffairsDate2010AMERICANUNIVERSITYWASHINGTON,D.C.20016AMERICANUNIVERSITYLIBRARY%HUMINumber:3440803AllrightsreservedINFORMATIONTOALLUSERSThequalityofthisreproductionisdependentuponthequalityofthecopysubmitted.Intheunlikelyeventthattheauthordidnotsen

3、dacompletemanuscriptandtherearemissingpages,thesewillbenoted.Also,ifmaterialhadtoberemoved,anotewillindicatethedeletion.UMTDissertationPublishingUMI3440803Copyright2011byProQuestLLC.Allrightsreserved.ThiseditionoftheworkisprotectedagainstunauthorizedcopyingunderTitle17,Uni

4、tedStatesCode.PREVIEWProQuestLLC789EastEisenhowerParkwayP.O.Box1346AnnArbor,Ml48106-1346©COPYRIGHTbyMeeYoungHan2010ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDPREVIEWANANALYSISOFINTERNATIONALSTUDENTINFLOWINTOTHEUNITEDSTATESByMeeYoungHanABSTRACTAnincreasingnumberofstudentscrossnationalborderstopursue

5、highereducationabroadinthiseraofglobalization.InternationalstudentsinUShighereducationinstitutionsconstitutemorethanthreeandahalfpercentoftotalenrollment.TheseinternationalstudentsbenefitfromhighqualityAmericaneducation.Inreturn,theycontributetoUSeconomicstrengthandinresea

6、rchandacademicactivities.ThoughmanystayonintheUSasskillePREVIEWdworkforce,manyothersreturntotheirhomecountries,possiblypromotingbetterunderstandingofAmericathroughexposureandsustainedcontact.Nocomprehensiveresearchontheissuesofinternationalstudentmigrationhasbeendone,despi

7、tetheimportanceofthetopic,primarilyduetothepaucityofdata.iiThisdissertationanalyzestheeffectsofstudyabroadfactorsandtheroleofUSgovernmentpolicyinthenumberofinternationalstudentsintheUS.ItfurtherinvestigatesimmigrationpatternsofinternationalstudentsandtheinfluenceofAmerican

8、highereducationexperiencesontheirattitudesandviews.Theaggregatedcountry-levelanalysisshow