Zentrum und Peripherie im globalen Wissenschaftssystem Wie das symbolische Kapital von Universitaten die internationalen Mobilitatschancen von Soziologiestudierenden beeinflusst
2017 | journal article; research paper. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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Zentrum und Peripherie im globalen Wissenschaftssystem Wie das symbolische Kapital von Universitaten die internationalen Mobilitatschancen von Soziologiestudierenden beeinflusst
Gerhards, J.; Hans, S. & Drewski, D. (2017)
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 69(1) pp. 131-147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11577-016-0398-x
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- Authors
- Gerhards, Juergen; Hans, Silke ; Drewski, Daniel
- Abstract
- We use an experimental design to analyse the effect of symbolic capital of a nation's higher education system and of single universities on students' opportunities for international mobility. Fake applications of international doctoral students were sent to German sociology professors, who were asked to serve as supervisors during a research visit in Germany. Our fake applicants come from four different universities: Yale, Pennsylvania State University, National University Singapore, and Vietnam National University Hanoi. The results show that applicants from both US institutions get more positive, more informative and more personal feedback than applicants from Singapore and Vietnam. Moreover, the symbolic capital of a university seems more important than the quality of a specific department, which is problematic in normative terms.
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Journal
- Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
- Organization
- Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät ; Institut für Soziologie ; Abteilung III: Kultursoziologie
- ISSN
- 1861-891X; 0023-2653