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Direct linkGregor Schäfer; Katharina Walgenbach – European Journal of Higher Education, 2024
This article examines the relevance of different institutional levels in higher education for the educational strategies of upper milieu students in a case study conducted in Germany. Based on our analysis of 95 qualitative interviews with Masters students from different social backgrounds, we show how upper milieu students take advantage of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Degrees, Graduate Students, Reputation
Sanjay Krishnapratap Pawar; Ruby S. Chanda – Cogent Education, 2024
An evaluation of extant research reveals a significant blind spot around investigating the enrolment decision-making of Indian international students in the STEM fields. This study qualitatively explores the motivations of Indian international students to pursue a STEM Master's program in an industrialised country. To elicit pertinent information,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, STEM Education, Student Motivation
Tamtik, Merli – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine parental and students' decisions regarding participating in K-12 level study abroad programs in Manitoba, Canada. Design/methodology/approach: The study reports on data collected through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 18 international students and 14 parents. Findings: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Budd, Richard – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
There is a great deal of discussion in the academic literature around how the current conditions in higher education frame students as customers. Observers are of the view that rankings and marketing, an increased focus on student satisfaction, and particularly tuition fees, encourage an instrumental, passive attitude towards a university…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Role, Decision Making, College Choice
Download full textBischoff, Florian; Gassmann, Freya; Emrich, E. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
What features lead a student to choose sport science, chemistry, physics, computer science or musicology as their subject of study and the Saarland University Saarbrücken as their place of study? Empirical analysis shows that study conditions for students of chemistry, physics and music do not play an important role in selecting the place of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Choice, Course Selection (Students), College Students
Horstschraer, Julia – Economics of Education Review, 2012
This paper analyzes how high-ability students respond to different indicators of university quality when applying for a university. Are prospective students influenced by quality indicators of a university ranking or by an excellence status awarded within a nationwide competition? And if so, are some quality dimensions, e.g. research reputation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Choice, Competition, Educational Quality
