Education at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators
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This study describes the experience of international students while studying overseas, and how interacting with a new culture can cause shock at different levels. For doing so, this research was conducted under qualitative methods and implemented at a public university in Pereira, Colombia. The participants were pupils from inbound and outbound academic mobility that participated in exchange programs offered by the UTP. Every student represented a single case; therefore, this project was a descriptive multicase study. Bearing this in mind, the information was gathered through documents, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires. To analyze the collected information, the researchers followed a process of contrast and comparison to develop a grounded theory and described the phenomenon under study. Furthermore, based on the findings, it was evidenced that all of the participants went through the four stages of culture shock established by Oberg (1960), and that engaging in these events influenced their lives in the short term; likewise, taking into account the outcomes of this inquiry, the researchers made some suggestions to the ORI, so they can help future international students in their adaptation process. According to Furnham (2010) to diminish the effects of culture shock, it is pivotal that pupils develop Intercultural Communication Competencies (ICC), along with enough accompaniment and orientation during the adjustment to the new cultural and academic systems.
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In 2010, 39 per cent of 25-34-year-olds in Finland had tertiary education compared to 37 per cent in EU22 countries, while by 2020 the level had reached 45 per cent in both Finland and the EU.
“in 2010, 39 per cent of 25-34-year-olds in Finland had tertiary education compared to 37 per cent in EU22 countries, while by 2020 the level had reached 45 per cent in both Finland and the EU.”
From Future population ageing and productivity in Finland under different education and fertility scenarios (2022) · cites this paper as OECD, 2021
Educational expansion was slower during the 2010s in Finland than in the European Union as a whole.
“As noted by the OECD (ibid.), educational expansion was slower during the 2010s in Finland than in the European Union as a whole”
From Future population ageing and productivity in Finland under different education and fertility scenarios (2022) · cites this paper as OECD, 2021
Currently, around 53 per cent of Finnish young adult women and 37 per cent of men hold a tertiary degree.
“Currently, around 53 per cent of Finnish young adult women and 37 per cent of men hold a tertiary degree.”
From Future population ageing and productivity in Finland under different education and fertility scenarios (2022) · cites this paper as OECD, 2021
Employment rates in Finland were above EU averages but lower than in Sweden, Denmark and Norway by an average of 4 percentage points in 2019, with a 10-point gap for 65-69-year-olds in 2018.
“Employment rates in Finland were above EU averages, yet clearly lower in Finland than in Sweden, Denmark and Norway by an average of 4 percentage points (72,0% in Finland compared to 75,6% in Scandinavia in 2019), with an even bigger gap of 10 points for employment rates in the 65-69-years-old group (14,1% in Finland and 24,2% in Scandinavia in 2018) (OECD, 2021).”
From Future population ageing and productivity in Finland under different education and fertility scenarios (2022) · cites this paper as OECD, 2021
In the latest OECD (2021) report on education, 25-34-year-old adults with tertiary attainment working full time and part time earn 38 per cent more, and 45-54-year-olds earn 70 per cent more, compared to their peers of the same age with upper secondary attainment.
“in the latest OECD (2021) report on education, 25-34-year-old adults with tertiary attainment working full time and part time earn 38 per cent more, and 45-54-year-olds earn 70 per cent more, compared to their peers of the same age with upper secondary attainment.”
From Future population ageing and productivity in Finland under different education and fertility scenarios (2022) · cites this paper as OECD, 2021
During the last decades, the gain in education for younger age cohorts compared to older ones has been none or very modest in Finland.
“During the last decades, the gain in education for younger age cohorts compared to older ones has been none or very modest in Finland. (OECD, 2021, Figure 2.)”
From Future population ageing and productivity in Finland under different education and fertility scenarios (2022) · cites this paper as OECD, 2021
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- Authors
- OECD
- Corresponding author
- OECD
- Venue
- Education at a Glance
- Publisher
- OECD Publishing
- Published
- 2021-09-16
- ISSN
- 1563-051X (ISSN-L)
- 1999-1487
- OpenAlex
- W4213413501
- Cited by
- 836
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 119 · 2025: 93 · 2024: 128 · 2023: 206 · 2022: 260 · 2021: 19
- FWCI
- 149.17
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Education at a glance. OECD indicators/Education at a glance (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Higher Education Governance and Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Keywords
- culture shock, international students, study abroad, academic mobility, exchange programs, intercultural communication competence, student adaptation, higher education
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