The Flow of International Students from a Macro Perspective: A Network Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Barnett, George A.; Lee, Moosung; Jiang, Ke; Park, Han Woo
Titel	The Flow of International Students from a Macro Perspective: A Network Analysis
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 46 (2016) 4, S.533-559 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2015.1015965
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Study Abroad; Student Mobility; Global Approach; Network Analysis; Foreign Countries; Systems Approach; Data Collection; Comparative Education; Correlation; Regression (Statistics); Telecommunications; Hypermedia; International Trade; Australia; China; Germany; India; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Globales Denken; Netzplantechnik; Ausland; Systemischer Ansatz; Data capture; Datensammlung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Korrelation; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Telekommunikationstechnik; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Australien; Deutschland; Indien; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	This paper provides a network analysis of the international flow of students among 210 countries and the factors determining the structure of this flow. Among these factors, bilateral hyperlink connections between countries and the number of telephone minutes (communication variables) are the most important predictors of the flow's structure, followed by trade, the physical distance between countries, a common border between countries and a common language between two countries. The USA is by far the most central country in the flow of international students, followed by China, the UK, France, Germany, Australia and India. These results are discussed in light of World-System Theory. Future research should examine how the network of international student flows changes over time and consider additional factors to provide a better understanding of the network as an international system. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01