ABSTRACT

International academic mobility has gained widespread attention in higher education as new hosting countries have emerged in addition to traditional destinations. In this changing environment, little emphasis has been placed on international academics in emerging non-Western destinations. This qualitative study examines the experiences of 18 Western-origin faculty members in Turkey, an emerging destination for international academics with its unique culture blending East and West, and explores their rationales for moving to Turkey, the positive experiences and challenges they have faced during their time in the country, and their career expectations. The findings indicate that the rationales, experiences, and expectations of Western-origin academics in Turkey are multifaceted and mostly differ from those in traditional destinations of international academic mobility. Benefitting from a comparative lens on traditional and emerging destinations, understanding the experiences of international academics in diverse country cases requires a multidimensional focus on individual and contextual elements.

摘要

随着在传统目的地之外出现新的东道国，国际学术流动在高等教育中得到了广泛关注。在这种不断变化的环境中，很少有人强调新兴非西方目的地的国际学术。这项定性研究考察了 18 名西方血统教员在土耳其的经历，土耳其是一个新兴的国际学术目的地，融合了东西方独特的文化，并探讨了他们移居土耳其的理由，以及他们在学习期间所面临的积极经历和挑战。在国内的时间，以及他们的职业期望。调查结果表明，基本原理、经验、西方学者在土耳其的期望是多方面的，并且大多不同于国际学术流动的传统目的地。受益于传统目的地和新兴目的地的比较视角，了解国际学术界在不同国家案例中的经验需要多维关注个体和背景因素。