Emma Harden-Wolfson

Hot on the heels of part 3, here is the next part of my study. In part 4, I look at the post-study abroad experience. This section uses a number of quotes from respondents, which I think complement the graphs/tables well, and deepen our understanding of the individual experience and impact. Let me know what… Read more

Further to part 1 and part 2, part 3 looks at the experiences respondents had during their study abroad. I’ll follow this straight away with part 4, which looks at the post-study abroad experience. As ever, your comments and questions are extremely welcome! Study abroad experiences Choice of university and subject As noted in the methodology,… Read more

Following on from part 1, this post covers the pre-departure section of my Tajik study abroad paper. This part looks at WHY respondents wanted to study abroad Pre-departure motivations and perceptions Push-pull factors Respondents were asked to choose one or more reasons (from a pre-determined selection) to explain why they were motivated to study abroad,… Read more

The long awaited publication on this blog of my recent study abroad survey starts now… Read my earlier post for background to the survey, but briefly: I undertook a survey between December 2011 and February 2012 of just over 100 Tajik nationals who are either studying abroad now, or who have studied abroad in the past. The… Read more