Monitoring of Education Agents Engaged in International Student Recruitment. Perspectives from Agency Theory.

Autor/inn/en	Nikula, Pii-Tuulia; Kivistö, Jussi
Titel	Monitoring of Education Agents Engaged in International Student Recruitment. Perspectives from Agency Theory.
Quelle	In: Journal of studies in international education, 24 (2020) 2, S. 212-231Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153; 1552-7808
DOI	10.1177/1028315318825338
Schlagwörter	Bildungsmonitoring; Schüler; Internationale Erziehung; Agency-Theorie; Rekrutierung
Abstract	This article examines the monitoring of third-party education agents employed in international student recruitment. Agency theory identifies comprehensive monitoring as one way to ensure that agents work in the principal's best interest. By analyzing best practice guidelines, this article investigates the monitoring mechanisms proposed for education providers to mitigate information asymmetry in their education agent relationships. The findings from the analysis suggest that following the existing guidelines would only allow client institutions to partially observe the behavior of their agents. Hence, education providers should be not only guided toward more intensive use of the existing techniques but also encouraged to adopt new techniques, such as mystery shopping, to better determine education agents' true behavior. (HoF/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Update	2020/4