MIGRATION MOODS OF PUPILS AND STUDENTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract

The scientific work investigated the migration moods of pupils and university students (on the example of the Rivne region). It was determined that the vast majority of pupils prefer to receive education abroad – 61.4%. However, student priorities differ significantly: almost half of the respondents preferred to study in Ukraine (44.8%); every third student would like to receive education abroad (29.3%); every tenth student would like to study in a foreign country, but currently there is no such opportunity. The ratings of the most desirable countries for obtaining education are headed by the USA for both groups of respondents. The second place for both pupils and university students is occupied by Great Britain, Canada is in third place. The main factor that has the greatest influence on the choice of a country for educational emigration for both pupils and university students is the possibility of employment after graduation. However, other factors proposed in the questionnaire demonstrate different significance for pupils and university students. The prestige of an educational institution as an important factor inshaping the attractiveness of a country for foreign students was proven by the authors using correlation-regression analysis methods. To detail the relationship, the authors built a correlation-regression model of the form y=0.0021x+0.368. Its statistical significance is confirmed by the Fisher criterion. According to the results of the sociological survey, a difference wasalso found in the use of information sources regarding studying abroad by pupils and students. Students prefer official websites of foreign educational institutions (66.7%) and educational Internet platforms (59.6%). At the same time, for students, these two information sources are also important, but with significantly lower indicators – 37.9% and 41.4%, respectively. As for the desired specialties, the priorities for both pupils and students are currently "Economics" and "Marketing". At the same time, "Psychology" is more interesting to students, and "Foreign Languages" is more interesting to pupils.