清华教职员群体规模与流动研究（1925—1952)

A Study on Size and Mobility of the Staff in Tsinghua University (1925-1952)： A Quantitative Analysis on Staff Directory

Staff are the core for university teaching and research development . The population and mobility of university employees not only have an impact on the university achievements，but also on the national talent development. This case study focuses on Tsinghua University in Republic of China and ana- lyzes its Staff Directories using quantitative approach. First of all，the results showed the extremely high level of mobility among Tsinghua staff. All the junior staff left Tsinghua to study abroad for promotion. Besides，political or military events such as the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the reorganization of higher education system in 1952，also had greater impact on the mobility . Second， other than political and military events，the mobility of senior staff was limited，and tt was unusual for university to fire staff. In general，the group of Tsinghua employees in Republic of China was quite stable，which facilitated the for- mation of Tsinghua scholars in two or more generations. This study on the mobility of university employ- ees provides us a new view to understand Tsinghua?s achievements in Republic of China.