Translanguaging has now become central to a sociolinguistics that foregrounds globalization and mobility as key concepts for grasping human beings' capacity to engage with and draw on both multiple linguistic -- including named languages -- and semiotic resources dynamically and in combination for the purpose of meaning-making (García, Ofelia…

The mobility of scientists and the concerns surrounding "brain drain" are not new. Even in the Ptolemic dynasty, the first king set out to attract and influence the movements of scholars to shift the centre of learning from Athens to Alexandria. Yet after all this time, there is still much policy discourse and debate focused on attempting to…

Based on a study on academic career paths of PhD graduates in Switzerland, this paper is concerned with the individual and institutional factors that affect transnational academic mobility in the postdoctoral period. It will be argued that the institutionalisation of geographic mobility in academic career paths through research funding…

In 1984 the Ministry of Education in Ghana introduced a career ladder policy for teachers. While reformers believe that this has improved the condition of the teaching profession, the net gains of the policy remain deceptive. There has even been a reduction in some of the benefits that teachers used to enjoy in the single salary scheme in the…

In the ethos of Caribbean peoples, migration is simply one way of pursing one's life objectives and of getting by in a world over which one has no control. (Author/GC)

Against a background of declining employment in agriculture, a mobile workforce plays a crucial role in meeting seasonal labour demand in Australia. The dynamics of this labour force have received surprisingly little attention. We situate seasonal migration within the rising diversity of present-day mobility, and capture images of its early…

This article on career mobility of deaf adults identifies six categories of mobility: labor force, interoccupational, intra/interindustrial, intraoccupational, earnings, and vertical. To promote mobility potential, deaf adults are urged to increase their reading ability, pursue the highest academic degree possible, and select careers in which…

Discusses the importance of managing one's own career development and the need for a personal advisory group and peer contacts. Points out that the movement and fluctuation in the marketplace means more frequent career changes. (JOW)

Discusses a grant to the United Negro College Fund awarded to stimulate research efforts of scholars in Black colleges and to learn their insights and perspectives on the issue of minority career mobility and advancement. (JOW)

Presents arguments supporting education's role in career mobility and outlines a process for developing a career mobility plan. (SK)

The United States is mobile society, and mobility is evident in the jobs people hold. From one year to the next, almost 1 worker in 5 enters or returns to an occupation that he/she did not work in 12 months earlier. A worker's age, sex, race, and ethnicity influence likelihood of changing occupations. (Contains detailed data tables.) (JOW)

The outlook for jobs in the computer industry is excellent for people with appropriate training. The shortage of computer personnel is expected to continue, resulting in higher wages, more job mobility, increasing job security and generally greater opportunities for two million Americans by 1990. (CT)

Education has proved to be a key factor in the progress made by a small but significant group of Blacks who are rapidly gaining in terms of income and social mobility. It is thus important that society not lessen its commitment to education as a vehicle of social equality. (Author/GC)

Analyzes research on superintendent attrition and supply. Refutes popular belief of a crisis in the superintendency. Draws implications for policy and practice. (Contains 50 references.)(PKP)

Recounts an urban principal's decision to "chuck it all" and accept a Fulbright award to direct library expansion, inservice education, and curriculum development in a Cairo (Egypt) school district. Windows are broken, desks are scarce, teacher pay is abysmal, and vice principals roam the halls with sticks to goad stragglers. Is this…