Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Emma Lindqvist Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 64 ISBN: 9783848407644
Описание
This study investigates whether there is a difference in the reputation/status of the university immigrants and native Swedes choose. If there is a systematic difference, that could have serious consequences for the labor market outcome of the two groups. The compositions of students at two universities in Sweden are compared, Malmo University and Lund University. The objective is to investigate whether there are more immigrants, first- and/or second generation, studying at Malmo University compared to Lund University. The results show that there are differences between the two groups that can not be explained by minimum grades of admission or pre-market factors. The findings of the study raise more questions than they answer. Hopefully, it can inspire researchers or students to conduct more research on what causes the differences between the two groups and if similar results could be found using other univerisities. Also, the study should be of interest for those who strive after...
