MAPPING THE DEMAND FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS AMONG CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: PERCEIVED BENEFITS, CONCERNS, AND LANGUAGE-RELATED FACTORS
This study investigated the attitudes and demand patterns of Chinese university students and their parents toward study abroad programs in Southeast Asia. It used a mixed-methods design, collecting survey data from 850 respondents (501 students and 349 parents) across six cities in Sichuan Province, China. These data were supplemented by semi-structured interviews with 24 families. The results show that parental acceptance of Southeast Asian study abroad was higher than…














