Motives for Getting Higher Education in Different Cultures (China, Africa, Russia)

Abstract

The chapter presents the results of a cross-cultural study of the motives for obtaining higher education by students from different countries, including Russia, China, Chad, and Cameroon. The sample consisted of 400 students from various higher educational institutions studying various disciplines. The obtained results allowed the authors to analyze both differences and similarities in the motives for getting higher education caused by sociocultural factors. The critical features in the formation of motivation for learning, the motivation for achieving success in different educational systems in different cultures are revealed. The author argues that the formation of learning motives to a greater extent depends on the motivational-background and national-psychological characteristics of students from different countries.