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Running head: STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT 1
INCREASING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES: A GAP ANALYSIS
by
John Wilkerson
A Dissertation Proposal Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2018
Copyright 2018 John Wilkerson
Object Description
| Title | Increasing international student enrollment at public research universities: a gap analysis |
| Author | Wilkerson, John |
| Author email | wilkersj@usc.edu;jhwilkerson@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Global Executive |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2018-08-06 |
| Date submitted | 2018-08-06 |
| Date approved | 2018-08-08 |
| Restricted until | 2018-08-08 |
| Date published | 2018-08-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Tambascia, Tracy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Kropp, Cathy Picus, Lawrence |
| Abstract | International student enrollment has increased in importance to many universities in the United States. This study investigated influences upon declining international student enrollment at a large, publicly funded, research university located in the Midwestern region of the United States. Survey and interview responses collected from six enrollment management and international admissions staff members. Utilizing the Clark and Estes (2008) gap analysis model, data were examined to identify knowledge, motivation, and organization-related influences that should be addressed in order to improve performance within the area of international student recruitment and enrollment. Findings indicate that performance is impeded by the lack of an identified group of peer and aspirant institutions for accurate benchmarking, the absence of international admissions staff involvement in the enrollment goal-setting process, and inconsistent staff integration and professional development opportunities. Solutions are proposed to improve performance. A plan for implementation and solution evaluation is discussed. |
| Keyword | international; recruitment; enrollment; strategic; undergraduate |
| Language | English |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Wilkerson, John |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-WilkersonJ-6691.pdf |
| Archival file | Volume3/etd-WilkersonJ-6691.pdf |
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| Full text | Running head: STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT 1 INCREASING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES: A GAP ANALYSIS by John Wilkerson A Dissertation Proposal Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2018 Copyright 2018 John Wilkerson |
