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Adaptation, Integration and Sustainability of International Students at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University

Year 2022, , 137 - 147, 31.12.2022
https://doi.org/10.46790/erzisosbil.1090375

Abstract

The article covers the procedure and findings of a project investigating the issues of adaptation, integration and sustainability of over 300 international students at Ağri İbrahim Çeçen University, 2020-2021. Relying on the triangulation approach to research paradigms of symbolic interactionism and ethnomethodology, the research acts as a precursor to the creation of a universal standardized program aimed at integrating international students into the academic system of all Turkish universities. The findings reveal that besides the issues of financial security and foreign language knowledge, the salient issues include family situation, working conditions, health security, access to equipment and learning materials, digital literacy. International students become easy targets for the grey labour market and untransparent advertisement schemes. Some of the issues can be addressed with limited resources and procedural adjustments, others require a fundamental rethinking of the way the higher education system is structured in the view of the international student global market attractiveness.

Supporting Institution

Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi: BAP

Project Number

YDYO.20.001

Thanks

Sergey Puşkin

References

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AĞRI İBRAHİM ÇEÇEN ÜNİVERSİTESİ'NDEKİ ULUSLARARASI ÖĞRENCİLERİN ADAPTASYONU, ENTEGRASYONU VE SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİĞİ

Year 2022, , 137 - 147, 31.12.2022
https://doi.org/10.46790/erzisosbil.1090375

Abstract

Makale, 2020-2021 yıllarını kapsayan Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi'nde öğrenim gören 300'den fazla uluslararası öğrencinin uyum, entegrasyon ve sürdürülebilirlik konularını araştıran bir projenin yöntemini ve bulgularını içermektedir. Bu çalışma, araştırma paradigmalarına (sembolik etkileşimcilik ve etnometodoloji), veri toplama stratejilerine ve analizlerine yönelik üçgenleme yaklaşımına dayanır. Ayrıca, çalışma, uluslararası öğrencileri tüm Türk üniversitelerinin akademik sistemine entegre etmeyi amaçlayan evrensel standartlaştırılmış bir programın kurulmasına öncülük etmektedir. Araştırmanın ön ve ana araştırmanın bulguları, finansal güvence ve yabancı dil bilgisi gibi beklenen kilit konuların yanı sıra, belirgin, hatta bazen daha acil konuların aile durumu, çalışma koşulları, sağlık güvenliği, donanıma ve öğrenme materyallerine erişimi ile birlikte dijital okuryazarlık gibi konuları içerdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Diğer bulgular, uluslararası öğrencilerin şeffaf olmayan reklam şemalarının yanı sıra gri işgücü piyasası için kolay hedefler haline geldiğini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bazı konular sınırlı kaynaklar ve yöntemsel düzenlemelerle ele alınabilirken, diğerleri uluslararası öğrencilerin küresel pazar çekiciliği açısından yükseköğretim sisteminin yapılandırılma şeklinin temelden yeniden düşünülmesini gerektirir.

Project Number

YDYO.20.001

References

  • Allen, D., & Guy, R. (2011). Conversation Analysis: The Sociology of Talk. Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter.
  • Baklashova, T. A., & Kazakov, A. V. (2016). Challenges of International Students' Adjustment to a Higher Education Institution. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, pp. 1821-1832.
  • Bilecen, B. (2009). From being departure to destination point: international student mobility in Turkey. COMCAD Working Papers, 19.
  • Çağlar, A. (1999). Türk üniversitelerinde öğrenim gören Türk cumhuriyetleri ve akraba toplulukları. TODAİE Amme İdaresi Dergisi, pp. 133-169.
  • Celebioglu, F., & Dall’erba, S. (2010). Spatial disparities across the regions of Turkey: an exploratory spatial data analysis. The Annals of Regional Science, 45(2), 379-400.
  • Cetinkaya-Yildiz, E., Kondakci, Y., & Cakir, S. (2011, 09). Psychological distress among international students in Turkey. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, pp. 534-539.
  • Denzin, N. K. (2008). Symbolic interactionism and cultural studies: The politics of interpretation. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Ergin, G., & Türk, F. (2010, 06 1). Türkiye’de öğrenim gören orta asyali öğrenciler. Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, pp. 35-41.
  • Flick, U. (2004). Triangulation in Qualitative Research. In E. v. Uwe Flick, A Companion to Qualitative Research (pp. 178-183). London: SAGE.
  • Forbes-Mewett, H., & Nyland, C. (2007, 09 13). Cultural Diversity, Relocation, and the Security of International Students at an Internationalised University. Journal of Studies in International Education, 12(2), pp. 181-203. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315307308136
  • Frauendorfer, D., Mast, M., Nguyen, L., & Gatica-Perez , D. (2014). Nonverbal Social Sensing in Action: Unobtrusive Recording and Extracting of Nonverbal Behavior in Social Interactions Illustrated with a Research Example. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, pp. 231–245.
  • Hopf, C. (2004). Research Ethics and Qualitative Research, Christel Hopf. In E. v. Uwe Flick, A Companion to Qualitative Research (pp. 334-339). London: SAGE.
  • Kağnıcı, D. Y. (2012). The Role of Multicultural Personality in Predicting University Adjustment of International Students in Turkey. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, pp. 174–184.
  • Kondakci, Y. (2011, 03 30). Student mobility reviewed: attraction and satisfaction of international students in Turkey. Higher Education, p. 573.
  • Lüders, C. (2004). Field observation and ethnography. In U. F. B Jenner, A companion to qualitative research (pp. 222-230). London: Sage.
  • Mayring, P. (2004). Qualitative content analysis. In E. v. Uwe Flick, A Companion to Qualitative Research (pp. 266-269). London: SAGE.
  • Merton, R. K., Fiske, M., & Kendall, P. L. (1990). The Focused Interview: A Manual of Problems and Procedures. New York: Simon and Schuster.
  • Oppong, S. (2020). Traumatic Experience of African Graduate International Students’ in North Dakota. Minot State University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
  • Rosenthal, G. F.-R. (2004). The analysis of narrative-biographical. In E. v. Uwe Flick, A companion to qualitative research (pp. 259-265). London: SAGE.
  • Sawir, E., Marginson, S., Deumert, A., Nyland, C., & Ramia, G. (2007, 09 13). Loneliness and International Students: An Australian Study. Journal of Studies in International Education, 12(2), pp. 148-180.
  • Selm, M. V., & Jankowski, N. W. (2006). Conducting Online Surveys. Quality and Quantity, pp. 435–456.
  • Snoubar, Y., & Celik, G. (2013). Cultural differences of international students in Turkey and problems they experience. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, pp. 759-766.
  • Titrek, O., Hashimi, S., Ali, S., & Nguluma, H. (2016, 10 17). Challenges Faced by International Students in Turkey. The Anthropologist, pp. 148-156. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2016.11892000
  • UNESCO Institute of Statistics. (2020, 02 21). UNESCO Institute of Statistics. Retrieved from Global Flow of Tertiary-Level Students: http://uis.unesco.org/en/uis-student-flow
  • Vaismoradi, M., Jones, J., Turunen, H., & Snelgrove, S. (2016, 01 10). Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(5), pp. 56-68.
  • Yin, R. K. (2017). Case study research and applications: Design and methods. London: SAGE.
  • YÖK: Council of higher education. (2019). Higher education system in Turkey. Ankara: YÖK.
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Details

Primary Language English
Journal Section Araştırma
Authors

Mikail Puşkin 0000-0003-0467-1699

Davut Dağabakan 0000-0003-0563-0960

Project Number YDYO.20.001
Publication Date December 31, 2022
Submission Date March 19, 2022
Acceptance Date December 30, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022

Cite

APA Puşkin, M., & Dağabakan, D. (2022). Adaptation, Integration and Sustainability of International Students at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 15(2), 137-147. https://doi.org/10.46790/erzisosbil.1090375