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Harsh, Joseph A.; Maltese, Adam V.; Tai, Robert H. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have been endorsed as a powerful instructional tool in higher education; however, relatively little is known about the long-term effects of participation in these programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational enhancements of URE participation from the perspective of practicing…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Instruction
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Roberts, Gerrylynn K.; Simmons, Anna E. – Annals of Science, 2009
This paper investigates the extent of overseas migration by British chemists over the period 1887-1971. Notwithstanding the "brain drain" alarms of the 1960s, overseas employment was characteristic of some 19% of British chemists' careers throughout our period, though its nature changed considerably. Our study examines the overseas…
Descriptors: Occupational Mobility, Overseas Employment, Open Universities, Foreign Countries