The Importance of Networks in the Transnational Mobility of Higher Education Students: Attraction and Satisfaction of Foreign Mobility Students at a Public University

Autor/inn/en	Pedro, Eugénia; Franco, Mário
Titel	The Importance of Networks in the Transnational Mobility of Higher Education Students: Attraction and Satisfaction of Foreign Mobility Students at a Public University
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 41 (2016) 9, S.1627-1655 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2014.999321
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Foreign Students; Student Mobility; Foreign Countries; International Education; Higher Education; Statistical Analysis; Student Recruitment; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Regression (Statistics); Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Ausland; Internationale Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Statistische Analyse; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Advancing the understanding of academic mobility becomes essential since this phenomenon is gaining prominence in the context of the internationalization of European higher education, with repercussions in economic terms for the host institution itself and its surrounding region. From a network theory perspective, this study intends to understand what motivates students in transnational mobility (TM) to seek certain Institutions of Higher Education rather than others. In keeping with the state-of-the-art, the aim is also to obtain indications that associate, or not, those students' previous contact with social networks. Through research of a quantitative, exploratory nature, this study presents results referring to 81 TM students at a Portuguese state university, University of Beira Interior. From these results, it can be inferred that the public and private reasons that attract and perpetuate the TM of higher education students are associated with the adoption of social networks. Some implications for theory and practice are also presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01