Transnational academic mobility is often characterized in relation to terms such as "brain drain", "brain gain", or "brain circulation"--terms that isolate researchers' minds from their bodies, while saying nothing about their political identities as foreign nationals. In this paper, I explore the possibilities of a…

The author revisits a global citizenship practicum he co-facilitated in 2003. His interviews with former participants show differences in what he and his teaching colleague remember and what students remember, revealing three critical teaching functions for facilitators of global citizenship practicums: fostering autonomy and independence,…

Narratives from 3 presenters at the closing session of the 2013 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference demonstrate that higher education institutions and communities can forge deep and sustainable relationships to address the "wicked problems" in their countries and communities. University leaders in Nigeria described how students…

This paper shares insights into how university faculty understand and integrate internationalization and global citizenship ideas into their pedagogical practices. The study worked with a broad base of faculty to come to an understanding of what it means for scholarship to embrace internationalization in teaching and then to explore ways of…

Teachers at every level of the educational system have grown accustomed to the idea that people live in a time of rapid change, with new products, technologies, and services emerging constantly. While universities have a social role that requires them to create and disseminate new knowledge, schools and colleges often have rich opportunities to do…

The hiring of foreign teachers by Canadian universities is examined. The characteristics of newly appointed teachers at Canadian universities in the early seventies are presented, with particular emphasis on their citizenship, legal residence status, previous employment, and former country of residence. During the period 1962-1963 through…

Guidelines for providing opportunities to qualified Canadians for employment at Canadian universities are presented. It is emphasized that to avoid governmental interference and possible regulation in this area, efforts should be made to inform Canadians of openings at Canadian Universities by means of advertisements in the "C.A.U.T.…

The nature of citizenship of faculty members at Ontario Universities is considered in a speech to the legislature. The concern is that qualified Canadians and established landed immigrants are not being displaced by newly entering non-Canadians. The monitoring of faculty appointments suggests that most institutions are showing improvement in…

A profile of university teachers in Canada is presented focusing on: previous employment status, citizenship status, and rank distribution. The profile, which is based on information collected on full-time university teachers from the over 100 university-level institutions in Canada, covers the period 1972-1973 through 1974-1975. Almost 60 percent…

Questions about the supply of highly qualified graduates in Canada are examined. Attention is directed to the following concerns: the need for more adequate statistical information about Canadian postsecondary education and about current and future requirements for highly qualified graduates; the problems of maintaining equilibrium in the period…

A statistical outline of the changes in full-time faculty characteristics (age, sex, academic rank, salary, citizenship, and qualifications) is linked to changes in patterns of demand and supply of doctoral recipients from Canadian universities. The purpose is to provide a statistical base for policy analysis. (MSE)

The citizenship status of full-time teachers at Canadian universities, with emphasis on faculty appointed between 1977-78 and 1980-81, is examined in view of the May 1981 announcement of the Minister of Employment and Immigration that universities must advertise for Canadian faculty before looking abroad. In 1977-78, 75 percent of full-time…