Conflicting Perspectives on the Internationalization of Higher Education: Evidence from the Turkish Case

BULUT ŞAHİN B., KONDAKÇI Y.

JOURNAL OF STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, cilt.27, sa.5, ss.834-852, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/10283153221126245
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.834-852
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: internationalization of higher education, Turkiye, rationales of internationalization, neoliberalism
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The internationalization of higher education (IHE) has become a key policy issue for governments, a research field for scholars, a strategic priority for universities, and a career orientation for administrative staff. Yet, with recent social, political, and economic trends heavily embellished by globalization and neoliberalism, the term IHE has resulted in conflicting perspectives. Although there are numerous analyses on IHE, these analyses seldom focus on conflicts among different constituencies of the university (leaders, academics, administrative staff). This study aims at exploring the perspectives of key constituencies on the common conception and practice of IHE. The study was designed as basic qualitative research in which the data set was collected from four flagship universities in Turkiye. The results indicated a variety of academic, economic, political, and socio-cultural conflicts by different constituencies. These conflicts are mostly related to the association of IHE with neoliberal values while the progressive values remain invisible.