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Dissertation
Postgraduation residency plans of sub-saharan African doctoral students in the United States
University of West Florida,
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2020
Abstract
The international student population in the U.S. is rising annually. Upon graduation, the students make postgraduation residency decisions to remain in the U.S., return to their home countries, or move to a new destination. Research on international students' postgraduation plans points to various factors that influence a stay or go decision. However, research on postgraduation plans has not focused on doctorate recipients from sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, educational, business, and government leaders lack information about this population that is crucial to address the effects of brain drain. This quantitative study adopted Lee's push-pull theory, which explains the push, pull, intervening, and personal factors that influence migration, to examine the postgraduation residency plans based on sex, age, marital status, dependent status, field of study, and economic classification of country. The responses to the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) were analyzed using Chi-square and logistic regression tests to answer the research questions. The results indicate that, on average, 60% of all sub-Saharan African doctorate recipients plan to reside in the U.S. postgraduation. Furthermore, the variables were statistically significantly associated with postgraduation residency plans. Age, marital status, dependent status, and economic classification of the country of origin were significant predictors of postgraduation residency plans of sub-Saharan African doctorate recipients. Leaders in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States can use the results for student support services and employment-related decisions. Future research should consider employing longitudinal research, mixed methods designs, and include other variables that may provide comprehensive knowledge of the factors that influence postgraduation residency plans.
Details
- Title
- Postgraduation residency plans of sub-saharan African doctoral students in the United States
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Wisdom Y Mensah (Committee Chair) - University of West Florida, School of EducationHongwei Yang (Committee Member) - University of West Florida, School of Education
- Publisher
- University of West Florida,; Pensacola, Florida :
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 203
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Sandra Ayivor
- Identifiers
- 99380090722706600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida