Understanding Erasmus Students‘ Motivation: What Directs Erasmus Students‘ Choice of Destination and Particular Course

• Authors: Rajka Bračun Sova

Abstracts

EN

This paper is a Central European contribution to the current knowledge of Erasmus students‘ motivations. It takes as its starting point the fact that one of the reasons for studying in a foreign country is learning about different cultures. 30 Erasmus students from 8 European countries, enrolled in Museum Education course in two academic years at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, participated in the research. The analysis of qualitative data, collected by individual interviews, a focus group and written personal reflections, revealed that, when making specific country and study decisions, students are driven by three motivational factors: discovery, change and curiosity. The research, done from the perspective of cultural heritage, additionally indicated how geography shapes the cultural experience of Erasmus students and what role museum and heritage site visiting play in it.

Keywords

EN

higher education; internationalisation; intra-European student mobility; motivation

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 50
• Pages: 26-35

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Rajka Bračun Sova

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2017.50.4.02

Biblioteka Nauki

1997478