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Tiêu đề
Youthful escapes? british students, overseas education and the pursuit of happiness; [Fuites juvéniles? Etudiants britanniques, l'éducation à l'étranger, et la poursuit du bonheur]
Tác giả
Waters J.; Brooks R.; Pimlott-Wilson H.
Năm xuất bản
2011
Source title
Social and Cultural Geography
Số trích dẫn
77
DOI
10.1080/14649365.2011.588802
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Tóm tắt
This paper draws upon the findings of a recent project examining the motivations of UK students seeking higher education overseas. We argue that notions of fun, enjoyment and the pursuit of happiness abroad featured strongly in young people's stories, in contrast to an emphasis in recent academic and media accounts on overt strategising around educational decision making. Several students wanted to escape the UK, particularly the rigidity of British higher education; the perceived flexibility of a liberal arts education was extremely appealing. Others saw education overseas as a chance for personal reinvention. Moving the focus away from stressing the negative effects of academic-related pressures upon young people, in this paper, we argue that education can offer up new possibilities for fun and excitement, which for privileged individuals work alongside more strategic objectives around the accumulation of cultural capital. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.
Từ khóa
Happiness; International students; Overseas education; Young people
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