Internationalization of Higher Education: Experiences and Challenges Addressed by Faculty

• In Event: 31.037 - Perspectives and Experiences of Faculty Members in Educational Programs for the Professions

Abstract

Universities in the US are largely affected by the process of internationalization, yet there is insufficient evidence of how the faculty meet the challenge. This study examined how a selected number of higher education institutions (N=6) in the Northeast that have either traditionally international student populations or are working towards this goal have institutionalized an international higher education policy into their agenda through employing a cross-cultural multi-phase mixed design. Data were collected from available online-policy documents, semi-structured interviews (N=6), and an online-survey to examine the experiences and challenges encountered by faculty (N=213) in Spring 2014.

Author

• Hanife Akar, Middle East Technical University