Social Network Analysis of International Student Mobility: Uncovering the Rise of Regional Hubs

Autor/inn/en	Kondakci, Yasar; Bedenlier, Svenja; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf
Titel	Social Network Analysis of International Student Mobility: Uncovering the Rise of Regional Hubs
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 75 (2018) 3, S.517-535 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-017-0154-9
Schlagwörter	Student Mobility; Foreign Students; Social Influences; Political Influences; Economic Factors; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; International Education; Educational Change; Educational History; Geographic Regions; Cultural Influences; College Choice; College Students; Higher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Sozialer Einfluss; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Internationale Erziehung; Bildungsreform; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Studienortwahl; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	Research on the patterns of international student mobility and the dynamics shaping these patterns has been dominated by studies reflecting a Western orientation, discourse, and understanding. Considering political, economic, cultural, historical, and ecological factors, this study argues that international student mobility is not only an issue of the economically developed, politically stable, and academically advanced Western world but also one that involves countries with different economic, political, and academic characteristics. Taking into account various theoretical orientations, this study argues that political, economic, cultural, and historical factors have led to the emergence of non-traditional destinations for international students; these countries are labeled as emergent regional hubs. In order to empirically test this, a social network analysis was conducted on a worldwide dataset representing 229 countries. The findings evidenced the strong position of traditional destinations for international students. However, the results also suggest the rise of several regional hubs, which are undergoing internationalization processes in different forms and with different rationales. The mobility patterns in emerging regional hubs deviate from those in traditional destinations, which fundamentally change the nature of internationalization in this context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01