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The 2017 Trump Administration Travel Ban and International Graduate Applications at Two Texas Public Universities
- Source :
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Higher Education Politics & Economics . 2019 5(1):1-14. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the Trump administration ban on individuals from 7 Muslim-majority countries (i.e., Executive Order 13769), influenced prospective international graduate applicants to two Texas institutions. Inferential statistical procedures revealed the presence of a statistically significant, sharp decline in international graduate applicants, particularly from Muslim-majority countries. From Fall 2016 to Fall 2018, international graduate applicants from non-Muslim-majority countries declined 18.36%. Over this same time period, applicants from Muslim-majority countries declined 33.37%. Most notably, applicants from the 7 countries targeted in the travel ban declined 53.93%. Concerns clearly exist regarding the effects of this travel ban on international student mobility. Implications of these findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2577-7270
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Higher Education Politics & Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1243162
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research