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Student Mobility and Transnational Social Ties as Factors of Reflexivity

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  • Tea Golob

    (School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica, Institute for Social Transformations, Gregorčičeva 19, SI-5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia)

  • Matej Makarovič

    (School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica, Institute for Social Transformations, Gregorčičeva 19, SI-5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
    Faculty of Information Studies, Ljubljanska 31a, SI-8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia)

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The article seeks to develop and apply new quantitative measurement instruments capable of significantly improving understanding of the relationship between the transnational mobility and transnational social ties of students, along with their reflexive capacities. With a focus on students building their personal networks, educational and professional activities that extend beyond the nation’s borders and organising their day-to-day routines in transnational social spaces, we analyse the role of mobility in their reflexive capacities. Applying a tool that is line with Archer’s theory and indicators to measure reflexivity, and transnational social ties as proposed by Molina et al., we analyse data collected via an on-line survey questionnaire administered to Slovenian students. In addition, students from the Middle East (Lebanon) and the USA (Hawai’i) are added for comparative purposes. The results of path analysis show the Slovenian students’ mobility as such implies higher scores for meta reflexivity, combined with lower scores for communicative and fractured reflexivity. Further, social transactions reaching beyond one’s physical localities in terms of transnational social ties implies they have higher levels of reflexivity in general.

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  • Tea Golob & Matej Makarovič, 2018. "Student Mobility and Transnational Social Ties as Factors of Reflexivity," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:7:y:2018:i:3:p:46-:d:136686
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    1. Tea Golob & Matej Makarovič, 2022. "Meta-Reflexivity as a Way toward Responsible and Sustainable Behavior," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-18, April.

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