TY - JOUR
T1 - Faculty International Engagement
T2 - Examining Rationales, Strategies, and Barriers in Institutional Settings
AU - Calikoglu, Alper
AU - Lee, Jenny J.
AU - Arslan, Hasan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 European Association for International Education.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - The dramatic expansion of the international dimension in higher education has incited broadened and diverse interpretations of internationalization. As faculty members are integral in achieving many expected higher education goals, understanding their perspectives on the internationalization process is critical. Administrative leaders also play a vital role in influencing the conditions of internationalization and working alongside the faculty. Addressing the rationales, strategies, and barriers encountered, our study seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of faculty internationalization. Employing a phenomenological design, we interviewed 22 participants, including central administrators of two public research universities and both faculty and administrative leaders of these universities’ colleges of education. Revealing diverse rationales, strategies, and barriers, our findings confirm faculty’s initiator and maintainer roles in operationalizing internationalization. Our study also corroborates the need for sustainable mechanisms and a consensus between faculty perspectives and institutional priorities. Recommendations are made to improve faculty engagement in internationalization.
AB - The dramatic expansion of the international dimension in higher education has incited broadened and diverse interpretations of internationalization. As faculty members are integral in achieving many expected higher education goals, understanding their perspectives on the internationalization process is critical. Administrative leaders also play a vital role in influencing the conditions of internationalization and working alongside the faculty. Addressing the rationales, strategies, and barriers encountered, our study seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of faculty internationalization. Employing a phenomenological design, we interviewed 22 participants, including central administrators of two public research universities and both faculty and administrative leaders of these universities’ colleges of education. Revealing diverse rationales, strategies, and barriers, our findings confirm faculty’s initiator and maintainer roles in operationalizing internationalization. Our study also corroborates the need for sustainable mechanisms and a consensus between faculty perspectives and institutional priorities. Recommendations are made to improve faculty engagement in internationalization.
KW - barriers to internationalization
KW - delta cycle for internationalization
KW - faculty internationalization
KW - globalization
KW - rationales for internationalization
KW - strategies for internationalization
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U2 - 10.1177/1028315320963508
DO - 10.1177/1028315320963508
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092329657
SN - 1028-3153
VL - 26
SP - 61
EP - 79
JO - Journal of Studies in International Education
JF - Journal of Studies in International Education
IS - 1
ER -