Li Yu｜Does Overseas Experience Matter? The Academic Career Development of Returnee Faculty in Chinese Research Universities

2023年10月，IPP研究员余荔老师的研究专著《Does Overseas Experience Matter?　The Academic Career Development of Returnee Faculty in Chinese Research Universities》（海外经验重要吗？——中国研究型大学海归教师的学术生涯发展）一书在专业学术书籍出版社Routledge出版。

该书探讨了中国海归研究人员在中国研究型大学的学术特征、职业发展和海外经验的有效性等议题，为了解学术研究人员的国际流动性，以及其在中国的学术生涯所面临的机遇与挑战等提供了宝贵的视角。对于政策制定者、大学管理者及有意在中国发展学术事业的研究人员来说，本书无疑具有重要的启发意义。

Li Yu：Does Overseas Experience Matter?　The Academic Career Development of Returnee Faculty in Chinese Research Universities

The book explores the academic characteristics, career development, and effects of Foreignness of Chinese overseas returnees in research universities. It provides valuable insights into the international mobility of academics, and the challenges and opportunities that returnee scholars face in aspects such as research, teaching, international exchange, income, academic promotion, job satisfaction, job mobility of their academic careers.

It will inspire policymakers, university administrators, and academics who seek to address the challenges and opportunities of international academic careers and promote the internationalization of research universities in China and beyond.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Introduction   

2. Literature Review and Conceptual Framework   

3. Data and Methodology   

4. Who Returns to Chinese Research Universities?   

5. Overseas Experience and Research   

6. Overseas Experience and Teaching   

7. Overseas Experience and International Exchange   

8. Overseas Experience and Income Premium 

9. Overseas Experience and Academic Promotion   

10.Overseas Experience and Job Satisfaction   

11.Overseas Experience and Job Mobility   

12.Summary and Policy Suggestions