International Student Migration: A Comparison of UK and Indian Students' Motivations for Studying Abroad

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  • Author(s): King, Russell; Sondhi, Gunjan
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Globalisation, Societies and Education. 2018 16(2):176-191.
  • Publication Date:
    2018
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Tests/Questionnaires
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      16
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Students; Student Mobility; Study Abroad; Comparative Analysis; Indians; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Western Civilization; Foreign Countries; Online Surveys; Student Surveys; College Students; Semi Structured Interviews
    • Subject Terms:
      India; United Kingdom; United States; Canada
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/14767724.2017.1405244
    • ISSN:
      1476-7724
    • Abstract:
      This paper breaks new ground in its comparative analysis of two international student migration (ISM) streams, one from the Global South to the Global North (India to developed Anglophone countries), and the other within the Global North (UK to North America, Europe and Australia). These two ISM movements reflect different positionalities within the global system of international student movements, and hence necessitate a critical perspective on the assumptions behind such a comparison, which questions the dominance of "knowledge" about ISM that derives from "the West" as a theoretical template. Two methods are employed to collect data: an online questionnaire survey of UK and Indian students who are, or have recently been, studying abroad; and in-depth interviews to UK and Indian international students. Motivations for studying abroad are remarkably similar in the questionnaire results; more subtle differences emerge from the interviews.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      55
    • Publication Date:
      2018
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1170534