This paper examines how country-specific factors in receiving countries influence a highly skilled migrant's choice between several possible locations. While continental European countries recognize that attracting migrants is a key component of their economic strategies, it is unclear to what extent these immigration policies result in European…

The aim of this paper is to explore Appadurai's ideas of global cultural flows in the context of the internationalization of higher education in China. Studies on the internationalization of higher education have increased with the expansion of international activities on university campuses; however, more theoretical analysis in the field is…

Using national data, this study examined out-migration behavior of college graduates who attended in-state institutions in the United States. Unlike previous studies on the issue of student migration, in which researchers used a single equation approach, the present study employed a multi-level technique to assess the effects of factors from…

We surveyed first year students at the start and at the end of their first semester of university biology (n = 285) as to their approaches to study ("surface", "deep") and their conceptions of biology ("fragmented", "cohesive"). Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group students who responded similarly…

This report describes the migration of first-time first-year students from other states to Iowa, and from Iowa to other states. Iowa had a net gain of 4,975 first-year students who came to the state to study in 2006. The numbers were provided by over 6,000 colleges and universities across the United States and were analyzed, from an Iowa…

This study examines the background characteristics of two large national samples of first-time enrolled freshmen who (a) attended college within their state of residence but away from their home community, (b) migrated to a college in an adjacent state, (c) migrated to a college in a distant state, and (d) attended college in their home community.…

Shows how systems of regions within which interstate migration flows are relatively great can be determined using state-to-state college migration data. Measures of the strength of regional identities are computed, and comparisons are made between regional systems obtained when intrastate flows are taken into account and when they are not.…

A place-to-place migration pattern study shows patterns for first-time college students, especially freshmen, for each state and the District of Columbia in fall 1986. State-to-state matrix tables show patterns by sector (private and public). (Author/MSE)

Measures determinants of out-of-state enrollments in institutions of higher learning throughout the United States. Tobit regression results suggest that college size, status, selectivity, collegiate sports participation, and other factors significantly influence a university's percentage of nonresident student enrollments. The economics of college…

This document reports the results of an investigation into the following areas: number of undergraduate students who transfer into Louisiana colleges and universities; patterns of migration shown in student transfer; policies governing the acceptance of given types of transfer credits, including those earned through nontraditional means; and…

This study evaluates two recommendations regarding non-resident students, which called for: (1) increased fees for non-resident students, and (2) adoption by California of a residency policy which requires residence as a non-student for six months before student residency status is granted. The report begins with a summary of the study method, the…

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of the generation born between 1977 and 1994, the "baby boom echo," on the demand for higher education and workforce development in Arkansas. Although the birthrate in Arkansas for this period does not correlate with the national trend, increased school enrollment and in-migration in…

Over 80% of the Taiwanese students who complete their graduate study in the United States do not return but instead stay to become members of American college faculties or to take jobs in research organizations and industries. The concept of the Taiwanese brain drain is described and how it developed and what the government has done to cope with…

The migration of Illinois students and residence of Illinois enrollees are examined on the undergraduate, graduate and professional level in both public and private institutions. Results indicate the migration of Illinois residents to the public and private institutions of other states in larger than the migration of residents of other states into…

The flow of developing country students to developed countries is examined from the perspective of the sending authorities in developing countries and the loss of foreign exchange to developing nations. The implications for expansion of higher education in developing nations are discussed. (MSE)