ABSTRACT
Overseas students and expatriates have in common their experience as 'sojourners' living temporarily in a strange land and their need to meet specific work objectives within a limited period of time. They are therefore different from migrant 'settlers', who intend to remain in the new country and may not therefore expect to return 'home'. Such settlers may change their nationality or cultural allegiance. Although expatriates and overseas students are somewhat different in their age range, motivation to travel and work objectives, both groups are nevertheless sojourners in an alien land and may therefore suddenly be sent home because of work failure, loss of economic support or because of political unrest. A closer understanding of the motivation to study overseas can be gained by determining the influence of 'push' and 'pull' factors. The wish to assist with the education and health-service provision of another country is also a common motivation, and some expatriates are mainly motivated by religious or philanthropic ideals.
