An Empirical Study on the Postgraduate Study Intention of College Students under the Ecosystem Theory
Facing the phenomenon of the sudden rise of the postgraduate entrance examination in the"double non-governmental"universities,to explore the influencing factors behind the boom of postgraduate entrance examination,from the Perspective of Ecological Systems Theory,examined the roles of macro(Societal Value,Family Attitudes)and microenvironments(School Culture,Teacher Quality),and their relationships with Individual Learning Styles and Postgraduate Study Intentions.Thereby enriching understanding of how various elements in the educational process collectively impact student decision-making.Empirical analysis was conducted on survey data from university students in Sichuan,China.The findings highlighted the significant positive influence of societal value orientation and family attitudes,underscoring the importance of the external macro environment in students'educational decisions.The indirect influence of"microenvironments"School Culture and Teachers'Quality on the Postgraduate Study Intentions reflects the shift in the role and influence of higher education.The chain-mediated effects found that teacher quality and school culture,as core components of the educational environment,further influence students'individual learning styles,forming key pathways that affect students'intentions to pursue postgraduate studies.The research findings revealed the complex interactive mechanism that affects students'education choice.
Ecological Systems Theorysocial value orientationfamily attitudespersonal learning stylepostgraduate study intention