<i>Growth in Malaysian Demand for Business Education</i>‐‐<i>the Australian response</i>

Lewis, Phil; Pratt, Graham

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“…Australia's comparative advantage is based upon a number of factors including the perceived high standard of courses, close proximity to South East Asia, relatively safe environment and amenable climate. On the supply side, Australian universities have been particularly innovative in providing business education (Lewis and Pratt, 1996). The development of twinning arrangements are an example of innovative approaches taken by Australian universities in Malaysia.…”

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The Export of Accountancy Education To Malaysia And Singapore: An Australian Experience

Cooper

Adams

1997

Asian Review of Accounting

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractThe export of accountancy education to South East Asia has grown rapidly for a number of Australian universities. This study describes the experience of one university in establishing both a twinning degree programme and a completely off-shore degree programme in accountancy. Using a case study methodology, the perceptions, experiences and actions of those managing such off-shore programmes are related. The philosophy underlying offshore programmes, together with the pedagogical approaches used, are discussed. Initial concerns about dealing with the anecdotal stereotype Asian student have been addressed, and the Asian students have, in general, achieved comparable results to the Australian students. Some modifications to the degree programmes have been made to allow for local differences but the fundamental principle of offering the same degree as that offered in Australia has been strictly adhered to.

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The Export of Accountancy Education To Malaysia And Singapore: An Australian Experience

Cooper

Adams

1997

Asian Review of Accounting

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“…Lewis established a theoretical framework to examine the growth in demand for higher education in Australia and elsewhere in the 1980s and 1990s (see, for example, Lewis, 1995;Lewis & Pratt, 1996;Lewis & Shea, 1995;Lewis & Smart, 2002). Under this framework, there needs to be a level of economic development and structural change in a Newly Industrialised Economy (NIE), which creates a demand for professional, highly educated labour.…”

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Indian higher education students in Australia: Their patterns and motivations

Rafi

Lewis

2013

Australian Journal of Education

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Australia has proven to be a popular destination for Indian students seeking higher education qualifications. In recent years, the influx of Indian students into Australia has shown considerable volatility and so has their enrollment mix between the further, vocational and higher education sectors. An understanding of the motivations and characteristics of potential and current Indian international students along with the changing dynamics of the global higher education sector is important to be able to analyse this volatility and to ensure effective and sustainable marketing of higher education to Indian students. This paper provides a profile of Indian students studying in Australia and provides insight into their course preferences and motivations for choosing Australia. A key finding of this paper is that apart from traditional motivators such as higher rates of returns and employability associated with a foreign qualification, Indian students are very responsive to changes in Australia’s labour market, immigration and student visa policies relative to other international alternatives.

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“…A relatively small number of empirical studies on labor market outcomes examine the level of earnings, probability of employment, and issues of over-education with cross-border higher education (Ball and Chik 2001;Chik 1997;Lewis and Pratt 1996;Lewis and Shea 1994;Wiers-Jenssen and Try 2005). For example, motivated by the question of whether the government should spend its budget on scholarships for overseas study, Ball and Chik (2001) compare the levels of income for foreign-trained (i.e., UK and US) versus locally trained university graduates in Malaysia and found no statistical differences between these two forms of programs (also Chik 1997).…”

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“…These three dimensions include the employment probability in the first job, the job categories, and the earnings in their current jobs. Some of the existing studies indicate that the graduates of the Australian twinning programs with Malaysia and other Asian countries yield similar labor market outcomes when compared with other forms of cross-border higher education (Lewis and Pratt 1996;Bennington and Xu 2001). Pyvis and Chapman (2007) also report that the predominant motivation of Malaysian students for studying at the Australian university's offshore campus in Malaysia is the improvement in their employment prospects after graduation.…”

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“…The Malaysian government has been highly committed to human resource development as one of the pillars of their national development plans and has facilitated conventional as well as newer forms of cross border higher education, including twinning programs (EPU 2006;Morshidi 2006;Lewis and Pratt 1996). Since the early 1980s, under the Look East Policy commenced by the Prime Minister Mahathir, the Malaysian government has supported study abroad programs for Malaysian youth in Japan.…”

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The labor market outcomes of two forms of cross-border higher education degree programs between Malaysia and Japan

Koda

Yuki²

2013

International Journal of Educational Development

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This paper examines the labor market outcomes of two different forms of cross-border higher education degree programs (i.e., full study abroad vs. twinning) between Malaysia and Japan. Specifically, based on a new graduate survey, it examines whether there are differences in the labor market outcomes between the two programs and what other factors have significant effects on the labor market outcomes. The results of regression analysis indicate that there are no significant differences between the two programs in terms of employment immediately after graduation, being in graduate-level positions in current jobs, and in the levels of earnings in current jobs. Instead, among the variables related to education, the degree fields, internship experiences, and university rankings are significant for the first employment. For current work, the results suggest that the post-graduation qualifications such as junior engineers and English and Japanese language skills become important. Based on our findings, considering the labor market outcomes as a purpose of studying abroad, twinning program between two countries could be one of the tools of human capital development.

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Growth in Malaysian Demand for Business Education‐‐the Australian response

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The Export of Accountancy Education To Malaysia And Singapore: An Australian Experience

The Export of Accountancy Education To Malaysia And Singapore: An Australian Experience

Indian higher education students in Australia: Their patterns and motivations

The labor market outcomes of two forms of cross-border higher education degree programs between Malaysia and Japan

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