Migration Intentions of International Distance Education Students Studying from a South African Institution: Unpacking Potential Brain Drain

Autor/inn/en	Mittelmeier, Jenna; Gunter, Ashley; Raghuram, Parvati; Rienties, Bart
Titel	Migration Intentions of International Distance Education Students Studying from a South African Institution: Unpacking Potential Brain Drain
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 20 (2022) 4, S.523-541 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mittelmeier, Jenna) ORCID (Gunter, Ashley) ORCID (Raghuram, Parvati) ORCID (Rienties, Bart)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
DOI	10.1080/14767724.2021.1947202
Schlagwörter	Migration; Brain Drain; Student Adjustment; Social Adjustment; Foreign Students; International Education; Distance Education; Study Abroad; Student Attitudes; Work Experience; Educational Experience; Socioeconomic Influences; Comparative Analysis; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Student Characteristics; Intention; Universities; Undergraduate Students; South Africa; Namibia; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Soziale Anpassung; Internationale Erziehung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Schülerverhalten; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Bildungserfahrung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Ausland; University; Universität; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Simbabwe
Abstract	The outward migration of skilled migrants has disproportionally affected the Global South, particularly in countries in Africa, producing what is commonly referred to as 'brain drain'. Within this literature, there has been considerable focus on the future migration intentions of international students, who symbolise skilled migration. However, much previous literature assumes international education must be obtained through physical mobility, despite the growing provision of internationalisation at a distance, whereby students remain 'at home' while studying online or distantly from an institution based 'abroad'. This study has unravelled the future migration intentions of students studying through online distance education, using a questionnaire of 607 South African, Namibian, and Zimbabwean students in relation to four sets of factors: academic and social adjustment, educational and work experience, socio-economic variables, and individual demographic characteristics. Our findings indicate a complex picture of international distance students' future migration intentions and significant differences between students based on country of origin, socioeconomic status, and demographic variables. These findings have particular relevance following the increasing shifts to online distance learning following the COVID-19 pandemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01