Why do students from underprivileged families less often intend to study abroad?

Lörz, Markus; Netz, Nicolai; Quast, Heiko

doi:10.1007/s10734-015-9943-1

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“…Drawing on these sociological theories, several empirical studies confirm that studying abroad is socially selective, and they explain the mechanisms leading to this phenomenon (e.g., Brooks and Waters 2010;Finger 2013;Kratz 2012;Lörz et al 2015;Netz 2015;Salisbury et al 2009). However, we do not know whether the observed pattern of inequality is consistent over time.…”

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New Horizontal Inequalities in German Higher Education? Social Selectivity of Studying Abroad between 1991 and 2012

Netz

Finger

2016

Sociol Educ

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On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and administrative data on higher education entry rates. We find that studying abroad was socially selective during the entire observation period. Selectivity increased between 1991 and 2003 and hardly changed thereafter. Unexpectedly, the expansion of higher education does not explain this development. We also find that students from a high social background are more likely to choose exclusive types of stays abroad, that is, prolonged stays and stays funded through study-abroad scholarships. Regarding access to scholarships, social inequality increased as studying abroad became less exclusive. High-background students thus seem to replace their prior practices with more exclusive study-abroad practices.

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New Horizontal Inequalities in German Higher Education? Social Selectivity of Studying Abroad between 1991 and 2012

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2016

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“…About the same idea in European countries wrote Lörz Markus and his colleagues (Lörz, Nicolai, & Heiko, 2016). They point out that students mobility is more developed in more prestigious universities and students from underprivileged families less often intend to study abroad.…”

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Influence of Bologna Process on the Academic Mobility of Students in the Siberian Universities

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Ковтун²

2018

FET

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“…Lörz, Netz, and Quast 2016). In this special issue, we argue it is important to consider other heterogeneities that might result in unequal positions as well, thus extending the scope of analysis.…”

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Introduction: international academic mobility and inequalities

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Mol

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Higher education is one of the social fields where inequalities are produced and reproduced. Nevertheless, we still know very little about the ways in which heterogeneities and inequalities have been experienced and interpreted by those involved in international academic mobility. In this introductory editorial, we consider some of the crucial conceptual issues involved in the study of the nexus between inequalities and international academic mobility. First, we argue that it is important to take manifold inequalities into account when examining this nexus. After all, inequalities can be detected at different levels, and the mobility process is structured around multiple heterogeneities rather than by a single one. Second, we discuss how international academic mobility and inequalities attached to it go beyond nation-state borders. Third, we argue it is beneficial to extend the scope of to the mobility process as a whole, as inequalities in opportunities and outcomes are intrinsically connected.

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Why do students from underprivileged families less often intend to study abroad?

Cited by 153 publications

References 55 publications

New Horizontal Inequalities in German Higher Education? Social Selectivity of Studying Abroad between 1991 and 2012

New Horizontal Inequalities in German Higher Education? Social Selectivity of Studying Abroad between 1991 and 2012

Influence of Bologna Process on the Academic Mobility of Students in the Siberian Universities

Introduction: international academic mobility and inequalities

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