REASONS FOR AND FACTORS IN EDUCATIONAL MIGRATION FROM KAZAKHSTAN

Authors

  • Gulnar NASIMOVA D.Sc. (Political Science), Professor, Department of Political Science and Political Technologies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Author
  • Cynthia S. KAPLAN Ph.D., Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, U.S.) Author
  • Kadyrzhan SMAGULOV Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science and Political Technologies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Author
  • Kirill KARTASHOV Sociologist, Head of Projects, Center of Business Information, Sociological and Marketing Studies (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Author

Keywords:

educational migration, youth, socio-political factors, economic factors.

Abstract

Using in-depth interviews and focus group  discussions,  the   article   examines the causes of educational migration from Kazakhstan. It also determines the degree of influence of economic and socio-political factors affecting the  choice of the country of study and educational institution.

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2020-12-30

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ETHNIC RELATIONS AND MIGRATION

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NASIMOVA, G., KAPLAN, C. S., SMAGULOV, K., & KARTASHOV, K. (2020). REASONS FOR AND FACTORS IN EDUCATIONAL MIGRATION FROM KAZAKHSTAN. CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS, 21(3), 137-146. https://ca-c.org/CAC/index.php/cac/article/view/1482

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