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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author LOEBER, Sandra
Title Motivation to study in higher education : a comparison between Germany and Great Britain / Sandra Loeber and Helen E. Higson
Publication year 2009
Source/Footnote In: Higher education in Europe. - 34 (2009) 3-4, S. 511 - 521
Inventory number 27500
Keywords Studentenschaft : Studienverhalten ; Studentenschaft : allgemein ; Ausland : Großbritannien : Studium, Studenten, Lehre
Abstract This article deals with reasons for the motivation to study in higher education. To find out about motives, around 200 A-level students in Germany and Great Britain were asked about their plans for the time after completion of their A-levels. Through socio-demographic data the authors could deploy facts about social backgrounds and the affiliations to socio-economic classes. There are some expected findings (e.g., British A-level students are more likely to study than their German comrades) and some pretty unexpected results (e.g., social classes do not seem to divide students into choosing university or not). (HRK / Abstract übernommen)