European Academic Brain Drain: A Meta-Synthesis

Autor/in	Khan, Jawaria
Titel	European Academic Brain Drain: A Meta-Synthesis
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 56 (2021) 2, S.265-278 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12449
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Brain Drain; Faculty Mobility; Human Capital; Teacher Salaries; Contracts; Teacher Recruitment; Migration; Foreign Countries; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Humankapital; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Vertrag; Lehrerrekrutierung; Ausland; Europa
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01