In: Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, vol. 42, no. 4
Vladimír Baláž
Detaily:
Rok, strany: 2010, 356 - 382
Kľúčové slová:
Student migration; competing for global talent; migration in Europe; structural equation modelling
Typ článku: štúdia / study
O článku:
Student Migration in Europe: Contest for Human Capital. Period of globalisation is typical for substantial increases in international human mobility. Bulk of research literature on migration focussed on labour migration and/or refugees and asylum seekers. Research on international mobility by the university students has so far attracted less attention. This article focuses on distribution of intra-European flows by tertiary students in 1998 – 2007. The analysis aims at geographical patterns of migration flows by countries of origin and destination. The OECD International Migration Database provides good quality data for a matrix of 20 countries of student origin and destination. The data patterns were examined via (a) correlation analysis, (b) factor analysis and (c) structural equation modelling. Major European countries (the UK, Germany and France) accounted for some two thirds for intra-European student inflows and featured major destinations in most European countries of origin. International student flows, however, also had their regional dimension. It was expressed in patterns of cultural similarity (in terms of common or similar language). The structural equation modelling suggested that factors of cultural similarity shape not only flows of trade and capital, but also flows of knowledge, represented by international cooperation in patents and education. It is argued that concept of cultural similarity depends on tacit knowledge of host country environments, where language skills play a prominent role. International flows of students, in summary, follow similar underlying factors, like flows of trade and knowledge.
Sociológia 2010, Vol. 42 (No. 4: 356-382)
Student Migration in Europe: Contest for Human Capital. Period of globalisation is typical for substantial increases in international human mobility. Bulk of research literature on migration focussed on labour migration and/or refugees and asylum seekers. Research on international mobility by the university students has so far attracted less attention. This article focuses on distribution of intra-European flows by tertiary students in 1998 – 2007. The analysis aims at geographical patterns of migration flows by countries of origin and destination. The OECD International Migration Database provides good quality data for a matrix of 20 countries of student origin and destination. The data patterns were examined via (a) correlation analysis, (b) factor analysis and (c) structural equation modelling. Major European countries (the UK, Germany and France) accounted for some two thirds for intra-European student inflows and featured major destinations in most European countries of origin. International student flows, however, also had their regional dimension. It was expressed in patterns of cultural similarity (in terms of common or similar language). The structural equation modelling suggested that factors of cultural similarity shape not only flows of trade and capital, but also flows of knowledge, represented by international cooperation in patents and education. It is argued that concept of cultural similarity depends on tacit knowledge of host country environments, where language skills play a prominent role. International flows of students, in summary, follow similar underlying factors, like flows of trade and knowledge.
Sociológia 2010, Vol. 42 (No. 4: 356-382)
Ako citovať:
ISO 690:
Baláž, V. 2010. Migrácia študentov v Európe: súťaž o ľudský kapitál. In Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, vol. 42, no.4, pp. 356-382. 0049-1225.
APA:
Baláž, V. (2010). Migrácia študentov v Európe: súťaž o ľudský kapitál. Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, 42(4), 356-382. 0049-1225.