Exploring explanations for the gender gap in study abroad:A case study of the Netherlands
The overrepresentation of female students in study abroad programmes across the Western world represents one of the major gaps in scientific research on study abroad. In this paper, I explore possible theoretical and empirical explanations, drawing on Personal Investment Theory and investigating study abroad motivations and decisions of a nationally representative sample of higher education students in the Netherlands between 2006 and 2015. The analyses specifically focus on the role of parents, academic self-concept and perceived goals in female and male students decision-making process to pa... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Mol , C V 2022 , ' Exploring explanations for the gender gap in study abroad : A case study of the Netherlands ' , Higher Education , vol. 83 , no. 2 , pp. 441-459 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-020-00671-7 |
Schlagwörter: | ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT / BARRIERS / COUNTRIES / EDUCATION / Gender / INTENT / International student mobility / Motivations / OUTCOMES / PARTICIPATION / PREDICTORS / STUDENTS / Study abroad / The Netherlands / WOMEN |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28780928 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/415c70e6-5398-46cf-81ce-fe212284e5d5 |