Promoting Human Capital Development

Abstract

This article sheds light on the availability and characteristics of international scholarship programs that are sponsored by national and federal governments worldwide and that are intended to promote student mobility. Utilizing descriptive and cluster analyses, the article produces a framework for organizing the population of these programs. The analyses take into account both the central characteristics of programs and economic and political characteristics of the nations sponsoring the program. The typology produced in this analysis may be used by policy makers and researchers to facilitate cross-national comparisons of program design, implementation, and outcomes. © 2014 AERA.

Three Levels of Push-Pull Dynamics Among Chinese International Students’ Decision to Study Abroad in the Canadian Context

“…However they fail to illuminate more nuanced or culturally specific reasons why individuals participate in study abroad and where they end up studying. Recent research within the international student mobility literature has looked at the influence of international study abroad scholarships funded by governmental programs (Perna, Orosz, Gopaul, Jumakulov, Ashirbekov, & Kishkentayeva, 2014;Perna, Orosz, Jumakulov, Kishkentayeva, & Ashirbekov, 2015). These programs are seen as governmental "intervention" that increases student participation in transnational higher education and play a role in student study abroad decisions (Paulsen, 2001;Perna, et al, 2015).…”

“…The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) administers all KSA scholarship programs and functions as the intermediary between U.S. institutions and their counterparts in the KSA (SACM, n.d.). As with all Saudi funded scholarships, students face a limit of which academic fields and degree types the government will cover and they have a return obligation, where recipients much return back to KSA after degree completion (Perna, et al, 2014). While these governmental funding programs are quite influential as in the case for Saudi students, they are not absolute influencers on institutional choice.…”

Privileging the Privileged: The Effects of International University Rankings on a Chilean Fellowship Program for Graduate Studies Abroad

“…Thus, emerging countries have invested an important amount of resources into human capital development policies to expand the number of highly-qualified individuals who can boost their countries' research, innovation, and knowledge creation (Nerad 2010). To achieve this goal, a popular strategy among developing countries, has been the implementation of government-sponsored international fellowship programs for graduate studies (Perna et al 2014). Most of these initiatives provide government funding through a competitive process to pursue graduate studies (master's or doctorate degrees) at a university in a foreign country.…”

“…Most of these initiatives provide government funding through a competitive process to pursue graduate studies (master's or doctorate degrees) at a university in a foreign country. These policies aim for degree completion, usually requiring that recipients return to their home countries after graduation (Nerad 2010;Perna et al 2014).…”

The Needs of Students in Saudi Arabia Seeking to Study in Japan: A Poll-Survey Analysis

“…While the KASP provides many opportunities for Saudi students who are studying abroad, there are various restrictions. Some studies (Perna et al, 2014;Yakaboski, Perez-Velez & Almutairi, 2017) have found that the Saudi government strictly evaluates the degree types and faculties chosen by these students. Students wishing to study in Japan must choose from 200 approved universities that are available on an official government list.…”