Applying a mixed-methods design, this study aims to generate knowledge regarding decreasing study abroad involvement amongst Japanese students. Based on data collected from a group of first-year Japanese university students, the authors propose six qualities of a predominantly willing, or self-selecting, group of study abroad participants, including 1) achievement in English-proficiency testing; 2) prior international experience and authentic cross-cultural interactions; 3) purpose and meaning connected to international experience, 4) a perception of barriers to study abroad as surmountable; 5) flexible beliefs on job hunting and lifetime employment; and 6) greater international posture. This paper concludes with a discussion on the applicability of our findings to universities across Japan and in the Asia- Pacific region. Furthermore, we discuss the potential of fostering study abroad intent in the second language classroom, thus leading to greater study abroad interest and participation.

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日本一年级大学生出国留学自我选择

本研究采用混合方法设计，旨在产生有关减少日本学生出国留学的知识。基于从一组日本一年级大学生中收集的数据，作者提出了六种主要愿意或自行选择的出国留学参与者的素质，其中包括：1）英语水平测试的成绩；2）先前的国际经验和真实的跨文化互动；3）与国际经验相关的目的和意义，4）认为出国学习的障碍是可以克服的；5）对求职和终身就业的灵活信念；6）更大的国际地位。本文最后讨论了我们的发现在日本和亚太地区大学中的适用性。此外，