Attracting Doctoral Students: Case of Baltic Universities

Autor/in	Tarvid, Alexander
Titel	Attracting Doctoral Students: Case of Baltic Universities
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Management, 31 (2017) 7, S.1017-1041 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-354X
DOI	10.1108/IJEM-07-2015-0093
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Doctoral Programs; Foreign Countries; Decision Making; Universities; College Choice; Student Attitudes; Labor Market; Marketing; Student Recruitment; Educational Benefits; Majors (Students); Statistical Analysis; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Doktorandenprogramm; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; University; Universität; Studienortwahl; Schülerverhalten; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Bildungsertrag; Statistische Analyse; Estland; Lettland; Litauen
Abstract	Purpose: In the context of falling demand for higher education and, in particular, doctoral studies, it is important to understand how to attract new students. The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of the decision-making process the PhD students of Baltic universities followed when choosing whether to continue their education at doctoral level and in which institution to do it. Design/methodology/approach: It uses the data gathered in 2014 from all major Baltic universities providing access to higher education at doctoral level. Findings: At macro-level, the three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) are rather different in the supply of doctoral programmes and the level and dynamics of the popularity of doctoral-level studies in the population. Besides, strong country-specific effects on the goals students pursued when they enrolled in a doctoral programme and the information about the university or the programme they found useful are observed at micro-level. The main result is related to systematic differences in the perceptions students have about the benefits they will get from a doctoral degree across the current (at doctoral level) and previous (at Bachelor's and Master's levels) fields of study, as well as depending on labour-market experience and family and social circle. Practical implications: These findings suggest that Baltic higher education institutions should employ different marketing communication strategies when attracting new doctoral students, depending on the field of study and the country they operate in. Originality/value: This is the first comprehensive study on the motivation of enrollment at doctoral level in the Baltic countries. It gives the management of Baltic universities a general picture of the motivation to get a PhD degree and factors affecting the choice of university, which can be readily incorporated into universities' strategy. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01