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Griggs, Harvey E.; Hyland, Paul – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2003
Downsizing or brain drain may damage the learning capacity of organizations. A case study of an aerospace manufacturing firm shows that appropriate strategies to analyze the impact on formal and informal learning networks may help manage or minimize the damage. (Contains 55 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Brain Drain, Corporations, Networks
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Hunter, Lori M.; Sutton, Jeannette – Rural Sociology, 2004
Rural communities are increasingly being faced with the prospect of accepting facilities characterized as "opportunity-threat," such as facilities that generate, treat, store, or otherwise dispose of hazardous wastes. Such facilities may offer economic gains through jobs and tax revenue, although they may also act as environmental "disamenities."…
Descriptors: Taxes, Rural Areas, Human Capital, Counties
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Ferro, Anna – Higher Education in Europe, 2004
This paper is about the experience of labour migration among skilled Romanians, mainly Information Technology workers and highly qualified researchers. It is based on a questionnaire survey where, among other elements, the researcher investigated the push-pull aspects of qualified migration and the strategies of labour migration. This paper…
Descriptors: Skilled Workers, Recruitment, Migration Patterns, Information Technology
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Georgieva, Patricia – Higher Education in Europe, 2004
The higher education and research sector in Bulgaria is undergoing a gradual change. Whether this transformation will bring success or failure depends on how prepared stakeholders are to meet associated challenges and opportunities. The mobility of academics and the related phenomenon of brain drain need careful investigation. Academic teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Human Resources, Brain Drain
Watley, Donivan J. – 1971
This study provides migration trends for black and nonblack students who scored highest on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). The nonblack sample of 51,096 consisted of all those who had obtained an NMSQT score of 137 or above -- about 2 percent of all 11th graders obtain scores this high. The black sample of 8,162 included…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Black Students, Brain Drain, High School Students
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Tansel, Aysit; Gungor, Nil Demet – Career Development International, 2003
An Internet survey of Turkish students studying abroad received 1,103 responses. Although 53% initially intended to return, only 13.5% have that intention currently. Reasons for staying abroad include better career prospects, Turkish economic conditions, lack of relevant work in Turkey, and avoidance of compulsory military service. (Contains 28…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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MOGUEROU, PHILIPPE – European Journal of Education, 2005
In this article, we discuss the recent evolutions of science and engineering doctoral and postdoctoral education in Europe. Indeed, Ph.Ds are crucial to the conduct of research and innovation in the national innovation systems, as they provide a large amount of input into creating the competitive advantage, notably through basic research. First,…
Descriptors: Postdoctoral Education, Doctoral Programs, Competition, Natural Sciences
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Shufeng, Xu; Shihua, Cui; Zhaoping, Sun; Xianlei, Zhang – Chinese Education and Society, 2005
Teachers are where the major strength of organizational control lies in the educational process; it is mainly they who restrict the quality of education and teaching and who are the irreplaceable factor in determining how well a school is run and its overall image. Therefore, once a teacher drain from higher education institutions begins, it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Brain Drain
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Manik, Sadhana – Perspectives in Education, 2007
Globalisation of the world economy has intensified migration in the twenty-first century. Professionals are vulnerable to transnational migration and the trend is for professionals from developing countries to fill labour gaps in developed countries. South Africa's (SA) inclusion in the world labour market suggests that she is not immune. She is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Teacher Motivation, Faculty Mobility
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Khan, W. A.; Siddiqi, A. B.; Ahmed, F. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
This paper addresses the influx of computer science graduates from South Asia into Europe and North America. It analyses the need and supply chains between two points and identifies the pros and cons of the education imparted to these graduates. The effects of social disorder due to migrations are addressed. The resulting technological vacuum in…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Computer Science, Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education
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Pido, Antonio J. A. – Society, 1977
Concludes that for almost three quarters of a century Philippine immigration to the U.S. has resulted in a symbiotic relationship between certain interests in both countries. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Demography, Employment, Filipino Americans
Rifka, Gabriel E.; Churchill, Charles W. – J Med Educ, 1969
Dimension of medical "brain-drain problem in Lebanon defined. Lebanon needs to develop better training facilities and career opportunities which would decrease migration and lure emigrant physicians. (IR)
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Developing Nations, Labor Needs, Medical Education
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Boshier, Roger – New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning, 2002
Human and social capital discourses attempt to explain New Zealand's brain drain. Solutions related to each discourse involve offering incentives for returning or creating links so that expatriates can contribute to their homeland from abroad. Establishing such "diaspora networks" might be the role of adult education. (Contains 43…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Brain Drain, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Mema, Fatmir – Higher Education in Europe, 2004
The transition to a market economy in Albania is a relatively long and complex process. It is characterized by the demolition of old structures and the establishment of new ones, often in parallel, until a new, completely different economic system emerges. During this difficult and innovative process, a myriad of interconnected problems have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, War, Economic Factors
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Inkson, Kerr; Carr, Stuart C. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2004
The phenomenon of migration makes many careers international, and globalisation has accelerated the process. This paper reports on a program of studies, now labelled "talent flow," conducted in New Zealand with a view to increasing understanding of migration and its relationship to careers. Initial studies considered the phenomenon of…
Descriptors: Careers, Career Choice, Global Approach, Foreign Countries
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