Evidence-based approach in Erasmus+
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The impact of student mobility in the VET and Higher Education sectors: a longitudinal study By Mariola Gremmen Mariola Gremmen
Abstract This longitudinal study examines the impact of international mobility on students' knowledge and skills in the VET and Higher Education sectors. The study has a duration of two and a half years, during which ResearchNed, an external research agency, will follow the students. Using questionnaires in pre- and post-measurement phases, ResearchNed will collect information on, among other things, students' background characteristics, knowledge, skills, motivation, and experiences abroad. The study design includes an experimental group of students who are going or will go abroad and a control group of students who do not gain international experiences for study purposes. Developmental differences will be assessed as well as the inclusiveness of internationalization activities. We expect this study to deepen insights into the impact of students’ mobility.
PhD, is working as a researcher/data analyst at the Erasmus+ National Agency of the Netherlands. Her main task is to investigate the impact of the Erasmus+ programme on students, staff, and (educational) institutions and organizations. This impact research includes both key actions (student and staff mobilities and strategic partnerships) as well as all educational sectors. Moreover, she
Background It is important for Erasmus+ projects to have the greatest possible effect and to be as successful as possible. To this end, Erasmus+ National Agencies (NAs) focus strongly on "impact". This term refers to a significant change on an individual, an organization, and society as a whole, which is achieved partly as a result of a project, and can be conscious or unconscious, positive or negative. The Dutch Erasmus+ agency has developed an impact tool to support E+ applicants in developing coherent project plans and maximizing programme effects. This model (see Figure 1) visualizes the steps within a logical framework and is based on the "Theory of Change". It starts on the right hand side with the impact and systematically works its way back to activities and input on the left hand side. After designing the project, the coherence of the logic and relations between the steps can be checked from left to right.
also conducts research at CINOP, an independent, (inter)national research, project management and consultancy enterprise that specializes in lifelong learning, vocational education and training, adult education, and employability.
KEYWORDS
vet; higher education;
students; ka1 mobility; longitudinal study; impact
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