ERIC Number: EJ1185779
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 12
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Brain Drain in Higher Education: Critical Voices on Teacher Education in Yemen
Muthanna, Abdulghani; Sang, Guoyuan
London Review of Education, v16 n2 p296-307 2018
Brain drain is a context-based issue and has direct impact on the quality of higher education for institutions where a significant number of instructors migrate to take up work in other countries. This is a critical problem in Yemen where higher teacher education programmes still lack teachers. Interpretive analysis of in-depth interviews with two university administrators and ten teacher educators revealed four key factors affecting the occurrence of brain drain: ineffective application of sabbatical leave regulations; failure to equalize returning teachers' salaries with those of their colleagues; lack of resources to support research; and the presence of internal and external conflicts. The study also provides insights for decreasing brain drain in Yemen.
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Labor Turnover, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Interviews, Teacher Salaries, Overseas Employment, Job Security, Safety, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Administrators, College Administration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Yemen
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