An Analysis on Field Experiences of International Researchers

Abstract

One of the important dimensions of internationalization in higher education is the contribution of researchers to their academic fields through international mobility. Thus, internationalization is inseparably associated with successful research careers of the researchers. Thus, for most researchers, engaging in international activities is not a choice, but an obligation. A successful academic career requires cooperation with respected scholars and participation in international conferences frequented by significant researchers. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the challenges that researchers face in international research and to examine the opportunities provided by focusing on the auto-ethnographic perspective. Therefore, due to the nature of the research, several methods such as the auto-ethnographic method, a qualitative research method, were preferred in the present study. As a result, the current study, which tells the story of a researcher of internationalization who attempts to become an international researcher, includes recommendations of experienced academicians for future researchers.

Keywords

• Internationalization
• researcher mobility
• challenges
• opportunities
• auto-ethnographi

Uluslararası Araştırmacıların Alan Deneyimleri Üzerine Bir Analiz

Abstract

Yükseköğretimde uluslararasılaşmasının önemli boyutlardan biri de araştırmacıların uluslararası hareketlilik aracılığı ile akademik alana yaptıkları katkılardır. Bu nedenle uluslararasılaşma, araştırmacıların başarılı bir araştırma kariyeri ile ayrılmaz bir şekilde bağlantılıdır. Çoğu araştırmacı için, uluslararası faaliyetlerde bulunmak bir seçenek değil, verilen bir seçenektir. Dolayısıyla başarılı bir akademik gelişim saygın araştırmacılar ile iş birliği yaparak, alanında önemli kişilerle uluslararası konferanslara katılmayı gerektirir. Bu bağlamda bu araştırmanın temel amacı uluslararası araştırmacıların araştırma sürecinde karşılaştığı zorlukların ortaya konmasının yanı sıra, elde edilen fırsatların otoetnografik bakış açısına odaklanarak irdelenmesidir. Bu nedenle araştırmanın doğasına uygun olarak bu çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden otoetnografik durum çalışması kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak uluslararasılaşmayı araştıran bir araştırmacının uluslararası akademik alanda nasıl uluslararası araştırmacı olmaya çalıştığının öyküsünün anlatıldığı bu çalışmada, gelecekte araştırma yapacaklara elde edilen deneyimlere yönelik önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Uluslararasılaşma
• araştırmacı hareketliliği
• zorluklar
• fırsatlar
• otoetnografi

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