Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-Occidental

The article critically examines the experiences of young Africans from west and central Africa who migrate to study in the higher education system of South Africa. These experiences are captured through such aspects as the considerations around the choice of South Africa as a destination, prior atte...

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Main Author: Gabriel Tati
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Les éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’Homme 2014-05-01
Series:Cahiers de la Recherche sur l'Education et les Savoirs
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cres/2602
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description The article critically examines the experiences of young Africans from west and central Africa who migrate to study in the higher education system of South Africa. These experiences are captured through such aspects as the considerations around the choice of South Africa as a destination, prior attempts to migrate for study in the north, elements that matter in the choice of a south African university where to study and projects of returning home or relocating elsewhere upon completion of study. From a survey conducted at the University of the Western Cape, it emerges that migration of African students is to a large extent a response to the increased inaccessibility in the country of origin to educational programmes carrying good prospects for employment. South Africa provides to African students a viable alternative to studying in their home country affected by persistent crisis of the higher education system. For many students, migration came in the aftermath of a failed attempt to enter a university in the north. The good image of South African higher education system in the continent, the wide range of less costly study programmes and the facilitating mechanisms in place all contribute largely to the act of migration. Students who intend to stay in South Africa are fewer in number than the students planning to leave the country upon completion of study, with the majority contemplating return migration to play a positive role in the development of the home country.
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spelling doaj.art-437f9b9f7da046868aeeacf1a4a179052024-02-13T13:56:07ZfraLes éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’HommeCahiers de la Recherche sur l'Education et les Savoirs1635-35442265-77622014-05-0113739610.4000/cres.2602Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-OccidentalGabriel TatiThe article critically examines the experiences of young Africans from west and central Africa who migrate to study in the higher education system of South Africa. These experiences are captured through such aspects as the considerations around the choice of South Africa as a destination, prior attempts to migrate for study in the north, elements that matter in the choice of a south African university where to study and projects of returning home or relocating elsewhere upon completion of study. From a survey conducted at the University of the Western Cape, it emerges that migration of African students is to a large extent a response to the increased inaccessibility in the country of origin to educational programmes carrying good prospects for employment. South Africa provides to African students a viable alternative to studying in their home country affected by persistent crisis of the higher education system. For many students, migration came in the aftermath of a failed attempt to enter a university in the north. The good image of South African higher education system in the continent, the wide range of less costly study programmes and the facilitating mechanisms in place all contribute largely to the act of migration. Students who intend to stay in South Africa are fewer in number than the students planning to leave the country upon completion of study, with the majority contemplating return migration to play a positive role in the development of the home country.https://journals.openedition.org/cres/2602South AfricaEducational market segmentationInternationalisation of Higher Education systemReturns migrationIntra-African migrationStudent migrant
spellingShingle Gabriel Tati
Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-Occidental
Cahiers de la Recherche sur l'Education et les Savoirs
South Africa
Educational market segmentation
Internationalisation of Higher Education system
Returns migration
Intra-African migration
Student migrant
title Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-Occidental
title_full Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-Occidental
title_fullStr Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-Occidental
title_full_unstemmed Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-Occidental
title_short Diversité des motivations de la formation et du retour d’étudiants africains de l’Université du Cap-Occidental
title_sort diversite des motivations de la formation et du retour d etudiants africains de l universite du cap occidental
topic South Africa
Educational market segmentation
Internationalisation of Higher Education system
Returns migration
Intra-African migration
Student migrant
url https://journals.openedition.org/cres/2602
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