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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Maria Yudkevich (National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow, Russia) , Philip G. Altbach (Boston College, USA) , Laura E. Rumbley (Boston College, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781138685161ISBN 10: 113868516 Pages: 310 Publication Date: 14 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Preface Chapter 1 International Faculty in 21st Century Universities: Themes and Variations Philip G. Altbach and Maria Yudkevich Chapter 2 The Long-Term Mobility of International Faculty: A Literature Review Georgiana Mihut, Ariane de Gayardon, and Yulia Rudt Chapter 3 International Faculty in a Brazilian University: International Trajectories in a Nationalized System of Scientific Production Ana Maria F. Almeida, Mauricio Érnica, Luciano Antonio Digiampietri, and Marcelo Knobel Chapter 4 International Faculty in Canada: Recruitment and Transition Processes Diane V. Barbarič and Glen A. Jones Chapter 5 International Faculty in Two Top Tier Chinese Universities: One Country, Two Types of Internationals Gerard A. Postiglione and Xie Ailei Chapter 6 Integrating International Academic Staff into the Local Academic Context in Lithuania and Estonia Anna-Lena Rose and Liudvika Leišytė Chapter 7 Recruitment and Integration of International Faculty at German Universities: The Case of the University of Konstanz Martin Bruder and C. Giovanni Galizia Chapter 8 International Faculty Recruitment in Kazakhstan: The Case of Nazarbayev University Alan Ruby, Aliya Kuzhabekova, and Jack T. Lee Chapter 9 Attraction, Integration, and Productivity of International Academics in Mexico Sylvie Didou Aupetit Chapter 10 International Academic Recruitment in a Turbulent Environment: The Case of the Higher School of Economics in Russia Valentina Kuskova and Maria Yudkevich Chapter 11 International Faculty in Saudi Arabia’s Universities Mohammad A. AlOhali Chapter 12 International Academics in Africa: The South African Experience Damtew Teferra Chapter 13 International Faculty in Higher Education: Common Motivations, Disparate Realities, and Many Unknowns Laura E. Rumbley and Hans de Wit About the ContributorsReviewsInternational faculty are a key global resource - and no longer are they concentrated in a handful of developed countries. They fill important skill gaps, signal the competitiveness of higher education systems, and bring vital, and creative, transnational experiences. Yet much less is known about international faculty than international students. This important and timely book seeks to change that. --Peter Scott, Professor of Higher Education Studies, UCL institute of Education International faculty are a key global resource - and no longer are they concentrated in a handful of developed countries. They fill important skill gaps, signal the competitiveness of higher education systems, and bring vital, and creative, transnational experiences. Yet much less is known about international faculty than international students. This important and timely book seeks to change that. --Peter Scott, Professor of Higher Education Studies, UCL institute of Education International faculty are a key global resource - and no longer are they concentrated in a handful of developed countries. They fill important skill gaps, signal the competitiveness of higher education systems, and bring vital, and creative, transnational experiences. Yet much less is known about international faculty than international students. This important and timely book seeks to change that. --Peter Scott, Professor of Higher Education Studies, UCL institute of Education (This book) provides useful research perspectives on the world of international faculty in higher education and offers detailed consideration of the existing literature, drawing together a body of work which suggests there is much more to be done here in terms of developing a full understanding of the factors and consequences of ongoing long term international mobility of academics. --Yanyu Tan, Graduate School of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China, Educational Review Author InformationMaria Yudkevich is Associate Professor of Economics and Vice-Rector of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, Russia. Philip G. Altbach is Research Professor and Founding Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, USA. Laura E. Rumbley is Associate Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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