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Methodology of a panel study on Erasmus mobility graduates By Jadwiga Fila, Agnieszka Rybińska Jadwiga Fila
Abstract This article addresses the issue of the methodology applied in the study on higher education students who benefitted from Erasmus support from the year 2007 onwards. The study covers mobility graduates from Key Action 1: Mobility of Individuals. The research aims at monitoring the educational and career pathways of mobility graduates, with a focus on the potential impact of the mobility programme in those areas. The paper aims to describe the methods applied and the organization of the longitudinal study. The focus is put on the methodology and theoretical background of the research. At the time of writing the article, one wave of the panel study had been completed, and therefore the article does not present the results and outcomes from the survey.
is a sociologist specialising in data analysis and social research. She graduated from the Jagiellonian University and has conducted a number of research projects (both qualitative and quantitative) in the field of education. Currently, she works as a research officer at the Foundation for the Development of the Education System. Her latest research focuses on adult education and the impact
1. Introduction Since the early 90s, we have been able to observe the phenomenon of an "educational boom" in Poland, as each year more and more people participate in different forms of formal education (OECD 2018). What is more, social awareness about the value of education is rising as well. Nowadays, having completed higher education is no longer perceived as an achievement. Most often, it is treated as a natural continuation of secondary education. What is more, the fast-growing number of higher education institutions (both public and private ones) makes it more accessible for a wide range of students. However, in comparison to other OECD countries, Poland is still below the average regarding the number of graduates from tertiary education institutions. While in 2017 the percentage of 25 to 64-year-olds that held a tertiary education degree reached 38% for OECD countries, in Poland it had only gone up to 30%. The observed tendencies are evolving in the
of international mobility on students in higher education.
KEYWORDS panel study, student mobility, research, professional career of graduates, educational pathways
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