Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York

Education is a neglected area within globalisation research, and, within educational research, very few studies have been devoted to transnational phenomena. In this study, transnational educational strategies are analysed as ingredients in social groups’ strategies, while the transnational investme...

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Main Author: Börjesson, Mikael
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:Swedish
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för lärarutbildning 2005
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-uu-62292013-01-08T13:06:17ZTransnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New YorksweTransnational Educational Strategies at Swedish Educational Institutions and Among Swedish Students in Paris and New YorkBörjesson, MikaelUppsala universitet, Institutionen för lärarutbildningUppsala : Pedagogiska institutionen och SEC/ILU, Uppsala universitet2005Educationtransnational educational strategieshigher educationglobalisationeducational systemParisNew Yorksociology of educationBourdieutransnational capitalfieldgeometric data analysiscorrespondence analysisEuclidean classificationPedagogikEducationPedagogikEducation is a neglected area within globalisation research, and, within educational research, very few studies have been devoted to transnational phenomena. In this study, transnational educational strategies are analysed as ingredients in social groups’ strategies, while the transnational investments of higher education institutions are understood primarily as resources in national educational field struggles. Three investigations are presented, two on Swedish students studying abroad – Paris and north-eastern USA – and one on transnational investments at educational establishments in Stockholm. The material consists of two surveys, interviews with Swedish students abroad and administrators at Swedish educational institutions, and analyses of statistics and documents. Central methods include those of geometrical data analysis, such as correspondence analysis and Euclidean classification, and interviews. The most significant concepts – field, capital and strategies – have been taken from Bourdieu’s sociological toolbox. The studies show that those who study in Paris constitute both a social and meritocratic elite, while the students in north-eastern USA have more social than meritocratic resources. Three types of transnational educational strategies appear. For one group of students, studies at prestigious higher education institutions constitute a complement to their main studies at leading Swedish counterparts. Another group has chosen to make nation-specific or international investments rather than invest in Swedish higher education. A third group comprises students lacking access to the Swedish system, and for whom studies abroad provide a second chance. One of the main results is that the most sought-after positions at foreign educational institutions are often attained through substantial investment in the Swedish educational system. The leading institutions have sufficient resources to ensure viability in a transnational educational market and take their place in exclusive networks. Those students who reach the top of the national hierarchies thus gain access to the most sought-after positions in a global educational market. Doctoral thesis, monographinfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-6229urn:isbn:91-87252-23-6Rapporter från forskningsgruppen för utbildnings- och kultursociologi, 1103-1115 ; 37application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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language Swedish
format Doctoral Thesis
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topic Education
transnational educational strategies
higher education
globalisation
educational system
Paris
New York
sociology of education
Bourdieu
transnational capital
field
geometric data analysis
correspondence analysis
Euclidean classification
Pedagogik
Education
Pedagogik
spellingShingle Education
transnational educational strategies
higher education
globalisation
educational system
Paris
New York
sociology of education
Bourdieu
transnational capital
field
geometric data analysis
correspondence analysis
Euclidean classification
Pedagogik
Education
Pedagogik
Börjesson, Mikael
Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York
description Education is a neglected area within globalisation research, and, within educational research, very few studies have been devoted to transnational phenomena. In this study, transnational educational strategies are analysed as ingredients in social groups’ strategies, while the transnational investments of higher education institutions are understood primarily as resources in national educational field struggles. Three investigations are presented, two on Swedish students studying abroad – Paris and north-eastern USA – and one on transnational investments at educational establishments in Stockholm. The material consists of two surveys, interviews with Swedish students abroad and administrators at Swedish educational institutions, and analyses of statistics and documents. Central methods include those of geometrical data analysis, such as correspondence analysis and Euclidean classification, and interviews. The most significant concepts – field, capital and strategies – have been taken from Bourdieu’s sociological toolbox. The studies show that those who study in Paris constitute both a social and meritocratic elite, while the students in north-eastern USA have more social than meritocratic resources. Three types of transnational educational strategies appear. For one group of students, studies at prestigious higher education institutions constitute a complement to their main studies at leading Swedish counterparts. Another group has chosen to make nation-specific or international investments rather than invest in Swedish higher education. A third group comprises students lacking access to the Swedish system, and for whom studies abroad provide a second chance. One of the main results is that the most sought-after positions at foreign educational institutions are often attained through substantial investment in the Swedish educational system. The leading institutions have sufficient resources to ensure viability in a transnational educational market and take their place in exclusive networks. Those students who reach the top of the national hierarchies thus gain access to the most sought-after positions in a global educational market.
author Börjesson, Mikael
author_facet Börjesson, Mikael
author_sort Börjesson, Mikael
title Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York
title_short Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York
title_full Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York
title_fullStr Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York
title_full_unstemmed Transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i Paris och New York
title_sort transnationella utbildningsstrategier vid svenska lärosäten och bland svenska studenter i paris och new york
publisher Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för lärarutbildning
publishDate 2005
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