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- Title
Regional, continental, and global mobility to an emerging economy: the case of South Africa.
- Authors
Lee, Jenny; Sehoole, Chika
- Abstract
This study examined mobility within the understudied region of southern Africa and particularly, the factors that drive and shape educational migration toward South Africa as a regional, continental, and global destination. Based on a survey administered to international students across seven South African universities, the findings revealed leading reasons were based on human capital and geopolitical rationales. The study also uncovered notable differences based on students' geographic origins.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; STUDENT mobility; FOREIGN students; FOREIGN study; REGIONALISM &; education; EDUCATION &; globalization; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; ADULTS; HIGHER education
- Publication
Higher Education (00181560), 2015, Vol 70, Issue 5, p827
- ISSN
0018-1560
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10734-015-9869-7