The Barriers of Access to Selective Universities in Russia

Prakhov, Ilya

doi:10.1111/hequ.12087

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“…Educational tourists need to evaluate the costs and benefits (Prakhov, 2016) of making an investment in tertiary education prior to their decision. Tuition fees, living expenses, and other expenses can reach unaffordable levels for some prospective educational tourists.…”

Section: Financial Factorsmentioning

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Movement from emerging economies to small island states: motivations of Nigerian educational tourists in North Cyprus

Ezel¹,

Araslı²

2021

ISJ

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Although core countries, in particular the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia, have been the most popular destinations for educational tourism, a substantial number of educational tourists have recently been travelling to other European, Asian, and African countries. There has been significant research into student mobility from developing countries to core countries, but research on student mobility between developing countries-in particular the movement from emerging economies to small island states-is scarce. North Cyprus has recently become a thriving international educational tourism destination. This study explores the factors affecting educational tourists' decision-making, with a specific focus on Nigerian students, about whom very little is known regarding their decision to study abroad and their choices of host country and host university. Data from a qualitative study carried out in the small island state of North Cyprus is used to examine the factors that push Nigerian educational tourists away from their home country to seek tertiary education opportunities elsewhere as well as the factors affecting their host country and host institution choices. Three main themes emerged from the data analysis, namely: Studying Overseas, Country Choice, and Host Institution. The results of this study are useful for policymakers in small island states, who wish to establish or improve an educational tourism industry, as well as for university decision-makers who wish to increase their institutions' success at attracting foreign students.

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Section: Financial Factorsmentioning

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Movement from emerging economies to small island states: motivations of Nigerian educational tourists in North Cyprus

Ezel¹,

Araslı²

2021

ISJ

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“…family factors: family composition, the number of children, parental education, family income, parental attitudes to education, social and cultural capital, parental expectations (Cutrona 1994;Allen, Stoltenberg 1995;Dennis et al 2005;Jeynes, 2007;Hill, Tyson 2009;Roshchina 2012;Tovar Garcia 2013;Froiland, 2015;Bonneville-Roussy et al 2017;Prakhov 2016; Prakhov, Yudkevich 2019);…”

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Parental Involvement and the Educational Strategies of Youth In Russia

2019

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“…University requirements and the format of entry examinations were often highly specific, making the process of admission to highly selective universities complicated. As a result, the system created a high degree of inequality of opportunities among applicants, especially for applicants from the regions, who had less chance of becoming familiar with the requirements of a particular university (Prakhov 2016a(Prakhov , 2016b. The exams in each university required the physical presence of the applicant, creating an additional educational mobility problem (Prakhov, Bocharova 2019).…”

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Regional Accessibility of Higher Education In Russia

Bugakova

Prakhov

2020

SSRN Journal

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Despite the unified system of admission to universities in Russia, applicants can still face unequal access to higher education. This can lead to an inefficient choice of the educational strategy and result in the increased inequality. This paper analyzes the barriers which restrict the interregional accessibility of higher education in the context of the Unified State Exam (USE). We propose an analytical model, reflecting the influence of channels such as family, school characteristics, and place of birth, on the educational strategies of youth. We assume that these factors affect the likelihood of being enrolled at university both directly and indirectly through USE scores. Given the unequal regional economic development and the differences in educational opportunities, we argue that university choice can be limited for certain cohorts of applicants, depending on their place of origin, because of differences in the magnitude of the barriers. An empirical examination of the model, based on data from the longitudinal study 'Trajectories in education and careers', shows that students from Moscow or Moscow Region are most likely to enroll at university, since they face the lowest barriers. The problem of the accessibility of higher education is more acute for residents of large cities or regional capitals: their likelihood of matriculating is limited by a large number of factors (cognitive abilities, SES, school characteristics). Residents of other settlements (small towns or villages), are least likely to be admitted to university, facing the highest barriers and gender inequality.

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The Barriers of Access to Selective Universities in Russia

Cited by 24 publications

References 51 publications

Movement from emerging economies to small island states: motivations of Nigerian educational tourists in North Cyprus

Movement from emerging economies to small island states: motivations of Nigerian educational tourists in North Cyprus

Parental Involvement and the Educational Strategies of Youth In Russia

Regional Accessibility of Higher Education In Russia

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