International students have become one of the main populations in Australian universities. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many international students decided to go to other countries and regions for their higher education due to the border control policies in Australia. Based on the social cognitive career and motivation theory, this study explored the motivations and reasons why Chinese postgraduate international students decided to return to Australia after the Australian government officially re-opened the border for on-campus and face-to-face education and why Chinese postgraduate international students decided to study in Australia instead of other countries, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchools have been switching to online learning to ensure students' learning continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a paucity of studies examining language teachers' motivations and decisions for continuing online teaching in the future. This study aims at investigating the significant factors influencing language teachers' motivations and decisions on online teaching.
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