TY - JOUR
T1 - Global Korea Scholarship students
T2 - Intention to stay in the host country to work or study after graduation
AU - Istad, Felicia
AU - Varpahovskis, Eriks
AU - Miezan, Ekra
AU - Ayhan, Kadir Jun
N1 - Funding Information:
This study does not find support for a relation between intention to stay postgraduation and satisfaction with the financial support of the scholarship or extracurricular activities. The results suggest that students who report higher satisfaction with the financial support of the scholarship are not necessarily more likely to stay in the host country for work or further study after graduation. A possible explanation for this finding might be found in Sjoquist and Winters ( 2013 ), who observe that the relationship between scholarship and poststudy work retention among interstate scholarship students in the United States depends on whether the students were motivated to attend college in a state because of, or regardless of, the scholarship. They find that scholarship students who were motivated to migrate across states were less attached to the state or city where the educational institution was located and more likely to leave after graduation. Future studies examining the impact of scholarship on intention to work in the host country after graduation among international students should, therefore, consider accounting for differences in motivations for migration by scholarship recipients. because of the scholarship
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PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Over the past few decades, South Korea has increasingly sought to attract international talent. Every year, hundreds of students are invited to study in the country on a competitive scholarship provided by the government. Upon graduation, students are equipped with a tertiary degree, as well as knowledge of the Korean language and culture. This study examines the determinants of intention to stay in South Korea to work or study after graduation, using a 2019 survey of Global Korea Scholarship recipients (n = 524). We draw upon literature in student mobility and examine determinants of two-step migration, including satisfaction with the scholarship program, university experiences, social integration, and life in the host country. Results from the statistical analysis show that academic satisfaction, social adjustment, and satisfaction with life in South Korea are positively associated with participants' intentions to stay in the country to work or study after graduation. The findings highlight the role of academic institutions and host communities in influencing students' poststudy plans and point to the need for policy measures that approach talent retention with simultaneous attention to integration and satisfaction, both within and beyond campus. Related Articles in this Special Issue: Ayhan, Kadir Jun, and Nancy Snow. 2021. “Introduction to the Special Issue—Global Korea Scholarship: Empirical Evaluation of a non-Western Scholarship Program from a Public Diplomacy Perspective.” Politics & Policy 49(6): 1282–1291. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12440. Lee, Hyelim, and Nancy Snow. 2021. “Gendered Experience in Student Mobility Programs—Global Korea Scholarship Recipients' Evaluation of Korea's Country Image.” Politics & Policy 49(6): 1343–1358. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12441. Perez, Loarre Andreu, Myoung-Gi Chon, Kelly Vibber, and Jeong-Nam Kim. 2021. “Classifying Foreign Publics: Examining the Relationships Behavioral Experience, Symbolic Environment, and Communication Behaviors among Key Foreign Publics.” Politics & Policy 49(6): 1308–1322. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12439.
AB - Over the past few decades, South Korea has increasingly sought to attract international talent. Every year, hundreds of students are invited to study in the country on a competitive scholarship provided by the government. Upon graduation, students are equipped with a tertiary degree, as well as knowledge of the Korean language and culture. This study examines the determinants of intention to stay in South Korea to work or study after graduation, using a 2019 survey of Global Korea Scholarship recipients (n = 524). We draw upon literature in student mobility and examine determinants of two-step migration, including satisfaction with the scholarship program, university experiences, social integration, and life in the host country. Results from the statistical analysis show that academic satisfaction, social adjustment, and satisfaction with life in South Korea are positively associated with participants' intentions to stay in the country to work or study after graduation. The findings highlight the role of academic institutions and host communities in influencing students' poststudy plans and point to the need for policy measures that approach talent retention with simultaneous attention to integration and satisfaction, both within and beyond campus. Related Articles in this Special Issue: Ayhan, Kadir Jun, and Nancy Snow. 2021. “Introduction to the Special Issue—Global Korea Scholarship: Empirical Evaluation of a non-Western Scholarship Program from a Public Diplomacy Perspective.” Politics & Policy 49(6): 1282–1291. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12440. Lee, Hyelim, and Nancy Snow. 2021. “Gendered Experience in Student Mobility Programs—Global Korea Scholarship Recipients' Evaluation of Korea's Country Image.” Politics & Policy 49(6): 1343–1358. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12441. Perez, Loarre Andreu, Myoung-Gi Chon, Kelly Vibber, and Jeong-Nam Kim. 2021. “Classifying Foreign Publics: Examining the Relationships Behavioral Experience, Symbolic Environment, and Communication Behaviors among Key Foreign Publics.” Politics & Policy 49(6): 1308–1322. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12439.
KW - academic scholarship policy
KW - Asia
KW - Global Korea Scholarship
KW - graduation
KW - higher education policy
KW - P&P Special Issue
KW - public diplomacy
KW - selective immigration policy
KW - South Korea
KW - student mobility
KW - student retention
KW - talent migration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85112781948&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/polp.12436
DO - 10.1111/polp.12436
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85112781948
VL - 49
SP - 1323
EP - 1342
JO - Politics and Policy
JF - Politics and Policy
SN - 1555-5623
IS - 6
ER -
