Routledge Critical Perspectives on Equity and Social Mobility in Study Abroad: Interrogating Issues of Unequal Access and Outcomes (Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility)

This edited volume brings together the perspectives of a diverse group of international scholars to explore the intersections of study abroad and social mobility. In doing so, it challenges universalist assumptions and power imbalances implicit in study abroad across the Global North and South, and explores the implications of COVID-19 for equity within study abroad programs, policy, and practice going forward. Offering empirical, theoretical, and conceptual contributions, Critical Perspectives on Equity and Social Mobility in Study Abroad foregrounds critical reflection on the stratification of access to study abroad and examines the varied outcomes of international study in relation to graduates’ entry into domestic and international labor markets. Focusing on the experiences and outcomes of students from varied backgrounds, chapters identify a number of power imbalances relating to student race, ethnicity, religion, local and international policies and politics, and put forward valuable recommendations to ensure greater equity within the field. Against the backdrop of growing criticism over the power imbalances in international exchange, this text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in higher education, international and comparative education, and multicultural education. Those interested in educational policy and the sociology of education more broadly will also benefit from this book. Review Without reservation, I applaud this multi-faceted and in-depth examination laying bare the stratification and inequities of study abroad. This book challenges the vestiges of privilege and provides ways that equity can be infused within study abroad. --Linda Serra Hagedorn, Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University, USA This volume on Social Mobility in Study Abroad addresses important aspects of both access and outcome of global student mobility, by a diverse team of scholars from a rich variety of perspectives. Further research of this topic will have particularly important impact in the context of developing countries, where the intersection of social justice and student mobility is yet to be in the center of concern and discussion. --Yenbo Wu, Associate Vice President, Division of International Education, San Francisco State University, USA Critical Perspectives on Equity and Social Mobility in Study Abroad: Interrogating Issues of Unequal Access and Outcomes brings together a truly international array of perspectives on education abroad and its economic implications. It is hard to imagine a more important topic during the current period of transition and uncertainty. --Gerardo L. Blanco, Academic Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA Critical Perspectives on Equity and Social Mobility in Study Abroad: Interrogating Issues of Unequal Access and Outcomes sheds light on a critically-important issue that has been far too often ignored, namely, social inequality in study abroad. Utilizing a comparative cross-national approach, this edited volume offers a highly-welcomed examination of a gnawing concern for all of us engaged in international education. --William I. Brustein, Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs, Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of History, West Virginia University, USA This book is a very interesting and much needed book. It highlights aspects too often neglected when discussing the link between student mobility, labor market access and social mobility. It provides a comprehensive global overview of the topic with contributions by authors from different backgrounds and it does not limit itself to underline the problem of inequality, but also explores possible solutions to it. -- Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization, International Association of Universities, UNESCO House, France This timely book speaks directly to how to rebuild study abroad to make it more accessible, equitable,