Approaches to Analyzing the Outcomes of International Scholarship Programs for Higher Education.

Autor/in	Mawer, Matt
Titel	Approaches to Analyzing the Outcomes of International Scholarship Programs for Higher Education.
Quelle	In: Journal of studies in international education, 21 (2017) 3, S. 230-245Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153; 1552-7808
DOI	10.1177/1028315316687009
Schlagwörter	Evaluation; Mobilität; Student; Evaluation; Austauschprogramm; Entwicklung; Forschungsstipendium; Internationalität; Mobilität; Forschungsstipendium; Internationaler Austausch; Internationalität; Entwicklung; Student; Wissenschaftliches Personal
Abstract	International scholarship programs for higher education attract a substantial body of funding each year from national governments, supranational bodies, large charitable foundations, higher education institutions, and many smaller organizations. With aims variously shaped by international development and public diplomacy considerations, international scholarships fund students at higher education institutions worldwide. As the investment in, and scope of, scholarship programs has expanded, concurrent commitment to analysis and evaluation of their outcomes - both to improve policy making and justify further funding - has increased. This article explores several of the key methodological and conceptual challenges in the evaluation of international scholarship outcomes, focusing on the relationship between aims and outcomes, difficulties with "attribution" and "contribution," and scholarship programs in comparison with their alternatives. The relationship between evidence gathering and policy making is considered in context of international scholarship programs, and several potentially useful future developments in evaluation approaches are suggested. (HoF/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Update	2017/4