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Pathways to the Sustainable Development of Quality Education for International Students in China: An fsQCA Approach

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  • Yunbo Wang

    (College of International Education, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China)

  • Xiuping Duan

    (Normal College, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China)

  • Ziyi Chen

    (College of International Education, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China)

Abstract

The number of international students in China continues to grow rapidly. Consequently, taking practical and effective measures to achieve the sustainable development of education for international students in China has become an urgent problem. In this study, 425 representative colleges and universities in China were selected to participate in questionnaire surveys; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) configuration analysis methods were adopted, and pathways to effectively improving the quality of education were studied from a holistic perspective. The findings showed that a combination of influencing factors can best achieve the sustainable development of the education of international students in China. The quality of international student sources plays a vital role in the sustainable development of education in colleges and universities in China. The two areas of educational training and management service have strong importance in the process of improving education for international students in China. When the quality of student sources cannot be improved, institutions can achieve the sustainable development of education by strengthening education training and teaching management.

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  • Yunbo Wang & Xiuping Duan & Ziyi Chen, 2022. "Pathways to the Sustainable Development of Quality Education for International Students in China: An fsQCA Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-20, November.
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