NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 211 to 225 of 374 results Save | Export
Neelakantan, Shailaja – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
In India's beleaguered higher-education system, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) stand apart. The seven institutions have turned out some of the world's finest engineers and computer scientists, eagerly recruited by top graduate schools in the United States. Many of the institutes' graduates have gone on to become the chief executives of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Development
Hales, Brent D. – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2009
The Mid-South Region of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi as a long history of pervasive poverty and educational underachievement. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2008), the poverty level of residents in the Mid-South Region is higher than the national average. Consequently, many of the region's best and brightest students of all…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Brain Drain, Entrepreneurship, Economic Development
Jones, Benjamin F. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
This paper presents a model where human capital differences--rather than technology differences--can explain several central phenomena in the world economy. The results follow from the educational choices of workers, who decide not just how long to train, but also how broadly. A "knowledge trap" occurs in economies where skilled workers favor…
Descriptors: Human Capital, International Trade, Role of Education, Skilled Workers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Al-Barwani, Thuwayba; Chapman, David W.; Ameen, Hana – Higher Education Policy, 2009
Oman will soon be producing three times more college graduates than there are jobs available in the country each year, forcing graduates to seek employment outside of Oman. Their success in securing and holding employment will be based more on training and performance than might be the case if they were working in Oman. If graduates find that the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Colleges, Labor Market, College Graduates
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Niu, Zhikui – International Journal of Educational Management, 2009
Purpose: By reviewing the related literature on the Jiaoshi Pinren Zhi (JPZ) system, this paper seeks to indicate that the implementation of JPZ not only has led to domestic brain drain and the imbalance of teachers' qualities between different areas and schools, but also has violated children's equal rights to education guaranteed by the…
Descriptors: Employment, Free Enterprise System, Childrens Rights, Educational Change
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jalowiecki, Bohdan; Gorzelak, Grzegorz Jerzy – Higher Education in Europe, 2004
This paper presents some theoretical and methodological considerations associated with the geographical and professional mobility of science professionals, including the conduct by the authors of a large scale survey questionnaire in Poland in 1994. It does not directly relate to research conducted elsewhere in the region, but does reflect…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Brain Drain, Questionnaires
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mitra, Dana L.; Movit, Marcela; Frick, William – Educational Policy, 2008
City leaders increasingly have hoped that school reform can spark a renaissance in struggling communities. Using the lens of building civic capacity, this article examines efforts to revitalize "Milltown"--a small urban community that has been devastated by the loss of manufacturing jobs. Analysis of interview and written documents identifies…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Restructuring, Global Approach, Manufacturing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bernard, Thomas L. – Educational Forum, 1971
The reasons motivating highly educated professionals to leave their native countries for the United States are discussed. (CK)
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Factor Analysis, Immigrants, Motivation
Bernard, Thomas L. – School and Society, 1971
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Migrants, Mobility, Professional Personnel
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Owoeye, J. S.; Oyebade, S. A. – African Higher Education Review, 2010
Research is regarded as essential for development and the application of new knowledge for the benefit of society. Higher education in Uganda has expanded rapidly in the last 20 years. Universities have become the most important institutions in the achievement of national and international goals in enhancing the quality of life, wealth creation,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Teacher Salaries
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2010
"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, State Colleges, Graduation Rate, Foundation Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bertram, Carol; Wedekind, Volker; Muthukrishna, Nithi – Perspectives in Education, 2007
The international recruitment by countries of the North of teachers from less developed countries has become a controversial aspect of the problem of "brain drain". As a political and economic issue, the argument is that it reduces human capital within the education system and leads to the movement of highly skilled teachers from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Recruitment, Questionnaires, Faculty Mobility
Lindow, Megan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports on new programs that focus on training skilled scientists and mathematicians who will help solve Africa's myriad problems. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, in Cape Town, South Africa, offers one of the first working examples of a growing effort to develop a cadre of highly trained, practically minded scientists…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Foreign Countries, Brain Drain, Scientists
Brome, Heather – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2007
Recent news articles and studies have generated concern among New England policy makers and others that the region's supply of young, highly educated professionals is disappearing. The fear is that comparatively high housing and other costs may be driving away many within this highly mobile group. This paper explores trends in the stocks and…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Skilled Occupations, Labor Supply, Brain Drain
Michie, Allan A. – School and Society, 1971
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Talent Utilization
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16  |  17  |  18  |  19  |  ...  |  25