The Internationalisation of Higher Education and Identity Construction in Azerbaijan

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Ergun A., Kondakçı Y.

EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES, cilt.73, sa.7, ss.1330-1354, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09668136.2021.1919601
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, ABI/INFORM, American Bibliography of Slavic & Eastern European Studies (ABSEES), Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Geobase, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1330-1354
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of study abroad on identity development among Azerbaijani academics. The results suggest that study abroad has had a transformative impact on the new generation of academic professionals, who have become local agents, practitioners, and transmitters of values and professional conduct at home. This study shows that the location of study abroad-Turkey or a Western country-is significant in the development of their worldview and identity. Differences in the level of internationalisation are attributable to cultural proximity.