Constructing a Sustainable Model of International Student Mobility Based on the Relationship of College Student’s Concept and Behavioral Intention by SEM

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to build a sustainable model to detect the relationship of the concept of international student mobility and the behavioral intention in higher education. Data from a total of 1,038 college students were collected in China, and exploratory factor analysis, SEM, logistic regression, t tests, and ANOVA were used for data analysis. The fitness of the items for each scale of the international student mobility survey and behavioral intention survey indicated a sufficient fit and also confirmed the questionnaire’s structure by SEM. The logistic regression model show that college students with overseas experience agreed with “Social capital” 1.9642 times more often than those without this experience, and “Global acculturation” is the essential indicator of international student mobility. The findings also reveal that gender, prior achievement, grade, and family economic status are critical factors for international student mobility. This study suggests that the period during the post-COVID-19 pandemic be classified to “Wave IV international student mobility” for sustainable higher education research.