ABSTRACT
Teacher migration has become an important worldwide issue because of its increasing dimensions and the unique characteristics of the migrant professionals. India has been a major player in international migration, being a major source country for highly skilled labour including scientists, engineers, doctors, nurses, academicians and IT professionals. This chapter analyses the role of economic determinants (higher salary, higher standard of living), professional determinants (professional opportunities, professional development, dissatisfaction in home country education system) and social and psychological determinants (family, network, gender, societal discrimination, psychological gain and satisfaction, loneliness) in the decision of Indian teachers to migrate abroad. The migrant teachers also attended Professional Development Programmes (PDPs) in the destination countries. The main aim of the study was to analyse teacher migration from India and to discuss policy implications for the Indian education system. Future studies covering larger number of receiving countries will enhance our knowledge of how reasons for migration may differ in the contexts of the receiving countries.
