From the Perspective of Ecological Systems Theory: A Study on the Factors Influencing the Willingness of Chinese Higher Vocational Colleges Students on the Degree Program

Abstract

In higher vocational colleges in China, More and more students choose to get undergraduate degree through examination. This study focuses on the ecosystem of higher vocational college students, exploring the influencing factors of their willingness to the degree program from three levels: micro (personal cognition), medium (family and school), and macro (social policy and social environment). It does propose an important viewpoint that exploring the reasons why higher vocational college students choose to upgrade should go beyond their own factors and take factors such as parents, teachers, classmates, policies, and social environment into consideration as well.