Strategic Choices for Educational Crossroads: Investigating the Variables in Parental Decision-Making for International Education

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to explore the complex web of reasons that motivate parents to send their children to higher education institutions located in other countries. The study makes use of primary data in order to investigate a wide variety of factors that have an impact on this migration pattern. The objective of this study is to discover and quantify the underlying constructs that play a crucial role in molding parental decisions. This will be accomplished through the utilization of statistical techniques of factor analysis and percentage analysis. The purpose of this study is to disentangle the complex incentives that contribute to the internationalization of higher education. These motivations include optimistic future outlook, Demonstration Effect, Advantaged Foreign Education, Edged Abroad Education and Disadvantaged Indian Education. The findings not only add to the current body of research on the movement of international students, but they also provide educational institutions, governments, and stakeholders who are active in determining the future landscape of higher education around the world with useful insights.