This study examined the post-graduation employment location preferences of international students preparing to participate in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program in the United States. An exploratory survey asked international students in their final semesters at three midwestern public universities to indicate their employment location…

The mobility of the highly skilled, summarized as brain drain, brain circulation and brain gain, remains a contentious issue for policy. Even so, the evidence base to inform policy remains poor. This gap is of particular importance to policymakers in countries that experience brain drain. This paper reports on the findings of a tracer study of…

Two graduate follow-up studies were analyzed for factors predicting likelihood that a graduate would stay in-state or migrate out-of-state. Slightly more than half of the bachelor's degree recipients from the class of 1993-1994 were included in the first sample, and responses were received from 522 graduates. In the second survey, 717 graduates…

From April 1, 1986 to June 1, 1987, a systematic effort was made to contact Washington teacher education graduates who were moving to other states, seeking certification in other states, and obtaining out-of-state teaching positions. The aim was to learn where Washington graduates were moving, what kind of reception they were receiving as they…

Because of concern that too many graduates of seven postsecondary vocational institutes in southwestern Minnesota were migrating from the area to seek employment elsewhere, a study was conducted to determine who migrates, the reasons for migration, and the number of graduates migrating. Migrants were defined as vocational institute graduates who…

Drawing from reports of rural graduates' insights, the study examined whether graduates of small school districts serving rural areas systematically differ from graduates of more metropolitan school districts. Primary data were collected during a four-year longitudinal study of students attending small schools serving rural areas (Project Rural).…