ERIC Number: EJ1296674
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Publication Date: 2021-Jun
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European Academic Brain Drain: A Meta-Synthesis
Khan, Jawaria
European Journal of Education, v56 n2 p265-278 Jun 2021
In a globalising world, the international mobility of academics and researchers is important for their career. However, increasing migration of academics in the form of an academic brain drain is becoming a major challenge especially for Europe due to an ageing population. The issue of brain drain has been addressed usually through quantitative studies that fail to explore the in-depth reasons behind it, and present standard outcomes. Through a synthesis of qualitative literature over two decades (2000-2020), this paper presents a new perspective of the root causes of academic brain drain in Europe. After careful examination of the qualitative literature, five factors have been found to be responsible for the outflow of human capital. These include: (1) attractive salaries outside Europe; (2) short-term fixed contracts for early career researchers; (3) unfair recruitment procedures; (4) attractive migration policies and (5) the indirect role played by internationalisation policies to encourage permanent mobility.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Brain Drain, Faculty Mobility, Human Capital, Teacher Salaries, Contracts, Teacher Recruitment, Migration, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Europe
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