Review reports Bolashak scholarship alumni had above-95% employment but very few became entrepreneurs despite desire to start businesses¶

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q2 i? The review reports, citing Azhgaliyeva et al. (2017), that Kazakhstan's Bolashak scholarship graduates reported a high employment rate (above 95%) but very few alumni are employed as entrepreneurs despite significant desire to start a business. → Anne C. Campbell and Emelye Neff 2020

Evidence¶

Anne C. Campbell and Emelye Neff 2020¶

Anne C. Campbell and Emelye Neff. (2020). A Systematic Review of International Higher Education Scholarships for Students From the Global South. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654320947783

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The review reports this single study's finding within its human capital rationale subgroup, questioning whether international scholarships promote innovation and new ideas from abroad. The employment figure is as reported by the reviewed study; the review does not print an effect size.

"Azhgaliyeva et al. (2017) argued that graduates of the Kazakhstan government's Bolashak International Scholarship reported a high employment rate (above 95%) but very few of these alumni are employed as entrepreneurs despite a significant desire to start a business"

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