High-school students and higher education. : Case: Finnish high-school leavers
Korobova, Anna (2017)
Korobova, Anna
Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121922096
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121922096
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The objective of the thesis was to find out if high-school students in Finland plan to go abroad for higher education or not and what factors and information sources they value in the decision-taking process. Another reason for choosing the topic was the lack of researches dedicated to this subject. Most studies focus on students' mobility in general.
The theoretical part describes student mobility with types, trends, drivers and risks.
Moreover, factors affecting the choice of a study place are presented. Decision-taking is a complicated process influenced by a number of variables, such as internal factors connected with personal interests, preferences and expectations, as well as external ones like economic, social, historical, political, geographical motivators etc. The theoretical part also discusses high-school students as representatives of Generation Z with their typical characteristics and attitude to technologies, information and education.
The practical research of the thesis includes a quantitative questionnaire sent to high-school students of about 400 high-schools in Finland via their student counsellors. The results of the study indicate that only about 25% of Finnish high-school students plan to go abroad to study. The rest will not study abroad or are not sure about it yet.
For high-school students searching for a study place in higher education place, a number of factors are relevant. Mostly the students are concerned about which study programs are available, if a study destination is attractive in their opinion or not, if they master the language of instruction, if there are any future career possibilities and what is the situation with tuition fees.
The theoretical part describes student mobility with types, trends, drivers and risks.
Moreover, factors affecting the choice of a study place are presented. Decision-taking is a complicated process influenced by a number of variables, such as internal factors connected with personal interests, preferences and expectations, as well as external ones like economic, social, historical, political, geographical motivators etc. The theoretical part also discusses high-school students as representatives of Generation Z with their typical characteristics and attitude to technologies, information and education.
The practical research of the thesis includes a quantitative questionnaire sent to high-school students of about 400 high-schools in Finland via their student counsellors. The results of the study indicate that only about 25% of Finnish high-school students plan to go abroad to study. The rest will not study abroad or are not sure about it yet.
For high-school students searching for a study place in higher education place, a number of factors are relevant. Mostly the students are concerned about which study programs are available, if a study destination is attractive in their opinion or not, if they master the language of instruction, if there are any future career possibilities and what is the situation with tuition fees.