International Faculty: Experiences of Academic Life and Productivity in U.S. Universities

2011/11/01 by Dongbin Kim, Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Lisa Wolf‐Wendel +2 · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Health Professions · #Higher Education Governance and Development #Higher Education Research Studies #Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions

paper · doi:10.1080/00221546.2011.11777225

Abstract

Using the 2003 Survey of Doctoral Recipients, we examined satisfaction and research productivity of international faculty as compared to U.S. faculty. The study found that foreign-born, foreign-educated faculty are significantly more productive than their U.S. counterparts after controlling for personal, professional, and institutional variables. No significant difference in the productivity was found between foreign-born U.S.-educated and U.S. faculty. The concentration of international scholars on a campus positively affects productivity for U.S. faculty but not for foreign-born, foreign-educated faculty.

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