An International Scientific Community - Asian Scholars in the United States

List of contents

Foreword by Philip G. Altbach
Introduction: Asian Scholars in the International Scientific Community
Asian Scholars' Motivation for Studying Abroad
Migration of Asian Academics to the United States
Scientific Networks of Asian Scholars with Their Countries of Origin
The American Academic Job Market for Asian Scholars
Asian Scholars' Involvement in Research and Teaching
Tenure and Administration
Asian Scholars' Perception of Their Role in U.S. Higher Education
Conclusion: The Changing Nature of the International Scientific Community
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the author

HYAEWEOL CHOI is Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures at Arizona State University. She has researched publishing and book development in the Third World for the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted a case study on the role of the ethnic language in the formation of cultural identity. Before coming to the United States she taught at Sangmyung Women's University in Korea.

Product details

• Authors: Jill M. Bystydziendki, Hyaeweol Choi, Choi Hyaeweol
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.07.1995
• EAN: 9780275950729
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95072-9
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); USA, Ethnic Studies, Asia, United States of America, USA, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Current Events and Issues: Education