The Effect of External Motivation to Study Abroad on the Academic Adjustment and Educational Satisfaction of Foreign Students Studying in Korea

The Effect of External Motivation to Study Abroad on the Academic Adjustment and Educational Satisfaction of Foreign Students Studying in Korea

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to not only explore, in regards to the international students studying in Korea, the influence of external motivation for studying abroad on the academic adjustment and the educational satisfaction, but also the infrastructure services, which are currently various external motivations for the inter-national students at each university, thereby preparing the basic data needed to build the customized practical cases appropriate for the future society. Method: In this study, from November 2019 to January 2020, 450 international students enrolled at universi-ties in Daegu and Gyeongbuk were surveyed, and the cluster sampling method was used, and the survey was conducted using the self-administration method. Among the collected questionnaires, 322 questionnaires were used as a valid sample, excluding the data in which the responses were insincere or some of the contents of the survey were omitted, and a questionnaire was conducted on the external motivation, academic adjustment, and educational satisfaction among the international students. For the data processing of the study, using the SPSS 23.0, frequency analysis, Cronbach's α coefficient calculation, factor analysis, correlation analysis, and the mul-tiple regression depending on the purpose of data analysis were used. Results: As a result of the factor analysis and reliability test for external motivation in factor analysis and reliability test, the eigenvalue and reliability of the factor turned out to be 2.873(α=.832) and 2.801(α=.806), and the academic adjustment turned out to be an adjustment factor of 2.942(α=.825), educational satisfaction turned out to be a facility/administrative factor of 2.531(α=.776), and a teaching/class factor of 2.149(α=.766). Overall, it turned out that the external motivation affects the academic adjustment and the educational satisfaction. Conclusion: It is significant in that it examines the correlations between 'motivation to study abroad', 'study adaptation', and 'educational satisfaction' of the international students from the perspective of transnationalism which leads to 'study-employment-immigration'. Accordingly, in order for the international students to adapt to their studies and satisfy their education, the infrastructure services, which are motives outside of studying abroad, must be strengthened.