“…These variables have been identified most pertinent which influence students' decision of going for higher education after going through a rigorous literature review (St. John & Somers, 1993;Valadez, 1998;Thayer, 2000;Choy, 2001;Gandara, 2001;Samarge, 2006;Stewart, Stewart, & Simons, 2007;Conley, 2008;Jenkins, Miyazaki, & Janosik, 2009). The present study employed a combination of both quantitative and qualitative methods in order to explain the factors which influence students' decision to go for higher education.…”