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Foreword |
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Acknowledgments |
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Hong Kong students' educational choice |
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Higher education in China and Hong Kong |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (4) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (16) |
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17 | (1) |
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Cross-border student mobility as "international migration" |
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Students border crossing as investment in human capital |
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20 | (2) |
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Push-pull model underlying student flows |
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22 | (2) |
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Process approach of student decision-making |
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24 | (1) |
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An integrated model of college choice |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (5) |
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3 Macro contexts under "One Country, Two Systems" |
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33 | (11) |
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33 | (1) |
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Political barriers and policy facilitation |
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34 | (2) |
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Economic interconnectedness |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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Turbulences since 2019 and enactment of National Security Law |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (3) |
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4 The pull: Mainland universities' incentivizing admission policies and strategies |
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44 | (14) |
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44 | (1) |
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Overview of the mainland universities recruiting Hong Kong students |
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45 | (3) |
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The three elite universities - Fudan University, Tsinghua University, and Peking University |
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48 | (4) |
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The three proactive recruiters - Sun Tat-sen University, Jinan University, and Huaqiao University |
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52 | (4) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (2) |
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5 The push: Hong Kong schools' facilitating roles and strategies |
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58 | (10) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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6 Making a choice: Family and society |
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Four patterns of perceived parental influence |
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Profiles of interviewed students |
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Relations between parental types and place of origin, first- or second-generation university students and socioeconomic status |
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95 | (1) |
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7 The rationale of making the choice: Four scenarios of student choice |
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Reasons of making the choice - The dynamics of push and pull |
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Four scenarios of student choice |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (1) |
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8 The process of making the choice: Three phases and the factors of influence |
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How was the choice made: The three-phase process of decision-making |
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Phase 1 Predisposition: Forming the intention to study in the mainland universities |
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Phase 2 Search for and selection of admission channels, cities, universities, and programs |
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Phase 3 Final decision: Choice set, evaluation of options, decision criteria |
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Factors of influence during the decision-making process |
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140 | (6) |
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9 Making a negotiated choice: Trans-contextualization |
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148 | (12) |
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Hong Kong students' motivations for mainland education |
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The conceptualization of negotiated choice |
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Roles of governments as initiator and advocator |
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Mainland universities as active recruiters |
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153 | (1) |
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Students' negotiation with schools in seeking support and resources |
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154 | (1) |
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Negotiations between students and parents |
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155 | (1) |
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Students as ultimate decision-makers under rational choice |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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10 Contributions and conclusion |
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160 | (14) |
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An enhanced integrated model of college choice |
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Implications for future research |
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Implications for policies and practices |
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A final word for students and parents |
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169 | (2) |
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Appendix I Information of interviewees |
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Appendix II Outline of interview questions |
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Appendix III Information of the observations |
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Index |
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