ERIC Number: EJ1231869
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Socio-Economic Predictors of Student Mobility in Russia
Prakhov, Ilya; Bocharova, Maria
Journal of Further and Higher Education, v43 n10 p1331-1347 2019
This paper analyses the determinants of national student mobility under the unified system of admission in Russia and evaluates the barriers which still limit educational mobility. It is argued that even with the Unified State Examination (USE) and the decreased transaction costs of applying to universities, student interregional national mobility is directed towards more developed regional educational markets and richer regions, but is still limited due to the financial constraints in the absence of the additional student support. Russia is an interesting case, because it consists of regions with highly variable socio-economic development and it represents local higher education markets with different levels of competition between universities, which may influence the decision to move. USE was intended to mitigate against these differences, and for political reasons under USE such differences are not considered the main barriers of access to higher education. However, this study takes into account the importance of the institutional characteristics of regions in student mobility.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences, Predictor Variables, Student Mobility, Barriers, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Access to Education, College Choice, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, College Bound Students, Academic Achievement, Salaries, Costs, Geographic Regions, Grade 9, Grade 11, Student Characteristics, Family Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Russia
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