Understanding Erasmus studentsʼ motivation : what directs Erasmus studentsʼ choice of destination and particular course

Bračun Sova, Rajka (author)

This paper is a Central European contribution to the current knowledge of Erasmus students‘ motivations. It takes as its starting point the fact that one of the reasons for studying in a foreign country is learning about different cultures. 30 Erasmus students from 8 European countries, enrolled in Museum Education course in two academic years at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, participated in the research. The analysis of qualitative data, collected by individual interviews, a focus group and written personal reflections, revealed that, when making specific country and study decisions, students are driven by three motivational factors: discovery, change and curiosity. The research, done from the perspective of cultural heritage, additionally indicated how geography shapes the cultural experience of Erasmus students and what role museum and heritage site visiting play in it.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: visokošolsko izobraževanje
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Year: 2017
• Number of pages: 27-35
• Numbering: 50
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-99534
• ISSN: 1732-6729
• COBISS.SI-ID: 11898953
• Publication date in RUL: 31.01.2018

BRAČUN SOVA, Rajka, 2017, Understanding Erasmus studentsʼ motivation : what directs Erasmus studentsʼ choice of destination and particular course. [online]. 2017. Vol. 50, p. 27–35. [Accessed 18 March 2025]. Retrieved from: http://pefprints.pef.uni-lj.si/4963/

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Keywords: higher education