Browsing Articles by Subject "human capital"

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Promoting Human Capital Development: A Typology of International Scholarship Programs in Higher Education

Perna, Laura W.; Orosz, Kata; Gopaul, Bryan; Jumakulov, Zakir; Ashirbekov, Adil; Kishkentayeva, Marina (Educational Researcher, 2014-03)

This article sheds light on the availability and characteristics of international scholarship programs that are sponsored by national and federal governments worldwide and that are intended to promote student mobility. ...
Understanding the human capital benefits of a government-funded international scholarship program: An exploration of Kazakhstan's Bolashak program

Perna, Laura W.; Orosz, Kata; Jumakulov, Zakir (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015-01-01)

This study utilizes qualitative research methods to explore the human capital benefits of one government-sponsored international scholarship program - Kazakhstan's Bolashak Scholars Program - and how program characteristics ...
Understanding the programmatic and contextual forces that influence participation in a government-sponsored international student-mobility program

Perna, Laura W.; Orosz, Kata; Jumakulov, Zakir; Kishkentayeva, Marina; Ashirbekov, Adil (Higher Education, 2015-02-01)

Although prior research establishes the forces that “push” and “pull” students to participate in foreign study, the transferability of findings from earlier studies is limited by the absence of theoretical grounding. In ...