Balancing Study Abroad Student Inflows and Outflows: An Institutionalist Perspective

Autor/in	Kouba, Karel
Titel	Balancing Study Abroad Student Inflows and Outflows: An Institutionalist Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 24 (2020) 4, S.391-408 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kouba, Karel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315319842342
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; Comparative Analysis; Institutional Characteristics; College Students; Universities; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Student Mobility; Foreign Students; International Cooperation; International Educational Exchange; Reputation; College Admission; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Collegestudent; University; Universität; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Internationaler Austausch; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	The determinants of study abroad student inflows and outflows are analyzed by comparing the faculties of all Czech public universities. The article develops an institutionalist theoretical perspective that views higher education institutions not only as passive senders and receivers of students but also as active gatekeepers that regulate student flows by balancing the inflows with outflows and vice versa. The theoretical argument is developed against the backdrop of existing theories that emphasize the "push-pull" factors as key determinants of student flows. The argument is tested by regression modeling using an original data set. Inflows are associated with past outflows and vice versa, whereas the importance of push-pull factors is surprisingly small. Important policy implications of these findings as well as implications for theory development are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01